Environment in Japan

3,537 indicators covering environment for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cartonboard — Production 1.48 million t 2024 down 6.8% 8th
Wrapping papers — Production 753,556 t 2024 down 16.7% 5th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 1.79 million m3 2024 down 42.0% 10th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 453,766 1000 USD 2024 down 34.4% 5th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1.82 million m3 2024 up 88.6% 11th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 184,933 1000 USD 2024 up 62.6% 10th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 67,793 m3 2024 down 64.8% 37th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 41,383 1000 USD 2024 down 51.1% 24th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 3,691 m3 2024 down 56.3% 99th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 1,569 1000 USD 2024 down 81.3% 90th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 24,908 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 21st
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 68.32 % 2025 down 0.2% 21st
15.1.1 Land area — Value 36,457 1000 ha 2025 up 0.0% 56th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 131.12 t/ha 2025 up 6.9% 80th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.2% 2024 up 1,032.6% 42nd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0617 kilograms 2024 up 263.9% 78th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 99.2% 2024 up 0.8% 10th
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 2.61 million m3 2024 down 0.1% 24th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 98.7% 2024 up 0.4% 37th
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 177.78 2025 up 72.6% 29th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 10,456 t 2024 up 72.2% 14th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 357,641 1000 USD 2024 up 110.9% 6th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 99.2% 2024 up 0.3% 92nd
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.9% 2024 down 0.0% 27th
People using improved drinking water sources 1.01 million people 2024 down 29.9% 47th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2.42 million 1000 USD 2018 down 19.8% 2nd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -2,449 t 2018 up 94.9% 107th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -2,016 1000 USD 2018 down 101.0% 100th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11.23 million 1000 USD 2018 down 10.2% 3rd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 1.29 million t 2018 down 4.9% 16th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1.42 million 1000 USD 2018 down 10.7% 17th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 948.4 t 2024 up 281.9% 49th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 2,449 1000 USD 2024 up 386.9% 34th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 102.21 US dollar 2018 up 32.4% 15th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 1,988 t 2024 up 67.0% 41st
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 18,766 1000 USD 2024 down 42.7% 31st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 3.07 million t 2024 down 38.4% 3rd
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 3.51 million 1000 USD 2018 up 17.8% 19th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 70,491 1000 USD 2018 up 132.0% 20th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 118,214 t 2024 down 23.7% 18th
Drinking water services 0 people 2024 119th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 304,000 m3 2024 down 21.9% 34th
Wood chips and particles — Production 4.11 million m3 2024 down 19.2% 19th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 2.93 million m3 2018 down 18.1% 1st
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 1.69 million 1000 USD 2018 down 8.6% 1st
Insecticides — Import value 95,644 1000 USD 2006 up 67.3% 13th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 1.52 million m3 2018 up 8,154.7% 1st
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -117,141 1000 USD 2018 down 196.2% 159th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 561,804 m3 2018 down 6.1% 11th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 264,994 1000 USD 2018 up 36.2% 7th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 131,999 m3 2018 up 97.3% 13th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -25,372 1000 USD 2018 down 137.1% 154th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 584,000 t 2016 down 49.9% 14th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 63.8% 2025 up 26.0% 61st
Agriculture-driven deforestation 461.32 hectares 2024 down 33.1% 86th
Herbicides — Import value 117,601 1000 USD 2006 up 6.6% 16th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 9,461 1000 USD 2006 down 46.3% 52nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 194 t 2016 up 94.0% 21st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 118 1000 USD 2016 up 5.4% 23rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 386,817 t 2024 down 50.5% 9th