Japan vs Myanmar: Forestland — Area
Japan
24,908 1000 ha
in 2025
Myanmar
27,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Myanmar rank
22nd
Forestland — Area over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 27,095 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 2,187 1000 ha.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 24th and Myanmar ranks 22nd of 223 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 37,261 1000 ha | 12,344 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 33,326 1000 ha | 8,409 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 30,137 1000 ha | 5,192 1000 ha | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 27,820 1000 ha | 2,906 1000 ha | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Japan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 27,095 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Japan and Myanmar?
- 2,187 1000 ha, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for forestland — area?
- Japan ranks 24th and Myanmar ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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).