Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Japan
Japan: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 24,917 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area in Japan stood at 24,917 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Japan peaked at 24,976 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24,888 1000 ha, in 2000.
Japan ranks 24th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,962 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 24,954 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 24,947 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 24,940 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,932 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,925 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 24,917 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,910 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 24,903 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,895 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,888 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 24,889 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24,898 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,907 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,916 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24,925 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,943 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,952 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24,961 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,970 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,976 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24,972 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,968 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,963 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24,959 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,959 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 24,954 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24,949 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24,944 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 24,939 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,925 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 24,923 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,921 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,919 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 24,917 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,928 1000 ha | 24,895 1000 ha | 24,962 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,921 1000 ha | 24,888 1000 ha | 24,961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,961 1000 ha | 24,944 1000 ha | 24,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,924 1000 ha | 24,917 1000 ha | 24,939 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Japan?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Japan was 24,917 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,976 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,888 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).