Japan vs Latvia: Tree cover loss

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 56,604 hectares against 53,588 hectares in Japan, a difference of 3,016 hectares.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latvia ahead.

Japan ranks 55th and Latvia ranks 54th of 197 countries.