Bhutan vs Japan: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre

Bhutan
0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
15th
Japan rank
17th

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Japan
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 15th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Japan?
Bhutan, at 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Japan?
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 15th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.