Japan vs Sweden: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Sweden rank
16th

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 191 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 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0687 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0686 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 Japan and Sweden?
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th 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.