Japan vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Japan
0.3913 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0.4627 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
47th
United States rank
45th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4627 % change on previous year against 0.3913 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.0714 % change on previous year.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.5066 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.9771 % change on previous year | 0.195 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.4756 % change on previous year | 0.5237 % change on previous year | 0.048 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 0.4627 % change on previous year against 0.3913 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Japan and United States?
- 0.0714 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.