Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP in Japan
Japan: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0 hectares per US$ of GDP for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Japan ranks 119th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 unit of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +87.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +56.9% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Japan?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp in Japan was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 119th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.