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