Japan vs Netherlands

Japan vs Netherlands: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 68.3% in Japan and 11% in Netherlands, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 57.4 percentage points, or 6.24 times that in Netherlands.

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% of land · FAO

Japan vs Netherlands: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 68.3% in Japan and 11% in Netherlands, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 57.4 percentage points, or 6.24 times that in Netherlands.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2024, Japan ranked 20 and Netherlands ranked 165 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearJapanNetherlandsWorld
202468.311–
202368.410.931.1
202268.410.931.1
202168.410.931.2
202068.410.931.2
201968.410.931.2
201868.410.931.3
201768.410.931.3
201668.410.931.3
201568.410.831.4
201468.510.931.4
201368.510.931.4
201268.51131.5
201168.51131.9
201068.511.132
200968.51132
200868.41132
200768.410.932.1
200668.410.932.1
200568.410.932.1
200468.410.832.2
200368.310.832.3
200268.310.732.3
200168.310.732.3
200068.310.732.4
199968.310.632.5
199868.310.632.5
199768.310.532.6
199668.310.532.7
199568.310.432.7
199468.410.432.8
199368.410.432.8
199268.410.333
199168.410.3–
199068.410.2–

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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