Environment in Japan 3,537 indicators covering environment for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 62 m3 2018 down 78.8% 45th Above-ground biomass in forest 131.12 2025 up 6.9% 92nd Forest area 24,908 2025 down 0.1% 28th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 68.3% 2025 down 0.2% 27th Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 12,066 1000 USD 2018 down 25.8% 41st United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 245,165 1000 USD 2018 down 41.0% 11th Biogasoline — Energy production 4.05 TJ 2020 down 99.2% 44th Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 71.08 Index 2023 down 13.1% 34th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 22.01 million m3 2018 up 8.3% 1st Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,661 t 2018 down 76.3% 41st Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1,152 1000 USD 2018 down 79.8% 43rd Biodiesel — Energy consumption 283.58 TJ 2024 down 45.0% 43rd Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 12,391 m3 2018 up 23.9% 52nd Wood pellets — Production 156,000 t 2024 up 23.8% 41st Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 2.28 million 1000 USD 2018 down 22.4% 2nd Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st Black liquor — Energy production 124,977 TJ 2024 down 26.9% 5th South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 13,870 1000 USD 2018 up 135.4% 16th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 21.91 million m3 2018 up 291.6% 1st Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 8,237 1000 USD 2018 up 56.4% 50th Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity 2,055 t 2024 down 55.0% 6th Hazardous pesticides — Export value 9,226 1000 USD 2024 down 46.7% 4th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 220,061 1000 USD 2018 up 4,404.8% 1st Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 266 m3 2018 down 73.4% 80th Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 491 1000 USD 2018 down 14.3% 68th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 749 m3 2018 down 81.8% 35th Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 16,370 1000 USD 2018 down 66.9% 37th Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 724.5 t 2006 up 7.8% 52nd Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 277 t 2018 down 40.8% 93rd Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 425 1000 USD 2018 down 50.6% 86th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value -20 1000 USD 2018 up 97.6% 71st Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 484,552 t 2023 down 25.9% 5th Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 118 t 2024 down 43.3% 24th Cropland area certified organic — Area 12.96 1000 ha 2024 up 44.0% 59th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 3,351 t 2018 down 91.2% 23rd Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 6,451 1000 USD 2018 down 80.4% 19th Ozone (O₃) concentration 61 ppb 2015 up 3.4% 59th Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 2,918 t 2024 down 41.3% 6th Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 12,315 1000 USD 2024 down 26.1% 4th Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 968 t 2024 down 51.1% 10th Black liquor — Energy consumption 91,872 TJ 2024 down 9.5% 5th Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 443 t 2018 up 180.4% 94th Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 505 1000 USD 2018 up 297.6% 90th Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 72 t 2018 down 92.4% 65th Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 674 1000 USD 2018 down 89.6% 38th India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 98,922 1000 USD 2018 up 410.2% 17th Coastal protection 71.73 2025 up 0.0% 90th FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 21.77 million USD 2023 up 431.2% 36th Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 10,949 t 2024 down 29.1% 2nd Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 — 38th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 37th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 1.13 million m3 2018 up 2,306.2% 16th Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 16,207 t 2024 up 10.9% 16th Superphosphates, other — Import value 5,734 1000 USD 2024 up 46.9% 13th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 16,433 km2 2021 up 5.2% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 630.8 km2 2021 up 1.1% 45th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 642.5 km2 2021 up 4.3% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 139,208 km2 2021 down 0.6% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 435.1 km2 2021 up 29.0% 31st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 200.9 km2 2021 down 6.9% 16th ← Previous Page 31 of 59 Next →