Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan
Japan: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
That places Japan 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +102.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +77.0% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 74% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Japan was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Japan ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.