Which has higher forestland — area, Ethiopia or Japan?

Ethiopia, at 26,747 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Ethiopia and Japan?

1,839 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Japan: Forestland — Area

Ethiopia

26,747 1000 ha

in 2025

Japan

24,908 1000 ha

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

23rd

Japan rank

24th

Forestland — Area over time

Ethiopia
Japan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 26,747 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 1,839 1000 ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 223 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28,101 1000 ha	24,906 1000 ha	3,195 1000 ha	Ethiopia
2000s	27,482 1000 ha	24,916 1000 ha	2,565 1000 ha	Ethiopia
2010s	26,871 1000 ha	24,946 1000 ha	1,925 1000 ha	Ethiopia
2020s	26,757 1000 ha	24,914 1000 ha	1,843 1000 ha	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Ethiopia or Japan?: Ethiopia, at 26,747 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Ethiopia and Japan?: 1,839 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for forestland — area?: Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).