Japan vs Portugal: Tree cover loss

How they compare

Japan currently reports 53,588 hectares against 43,375 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 10,213 hectares.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 57th of 197 countries.