Japan vs Sweden: Forest area
Japan
249,350 sq. km
in 2023
Sweden
279,800 sq. km
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Sweden rank
21st
Forest area over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 279,800 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 30,450 sq. km.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Globally, Japan ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 214 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.