Japan vs Sweden: Forestland — Area
Japan
24,908 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
27,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Sweden rank
21st
Forestland — Area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,934 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 3,026 1000 ha.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st of 223 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,917 1000 ha | 28,108 1000 ha | 3,191 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 24,916 1000 ha | 28,122 1000 ha | 3,206 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24,946 1000 ha | 27,999 1000 ha | 3,053 1000 ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 24,914 1000 ha | 27,934 1000 ha | 3,020 1000 ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,934 1000 ha against 24,908 1000 ha in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Japan and Sweden?
- 3,026 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for forestland — area?
- Japan ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 21st 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).