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Japan - Primary Forest Loss 53,468

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

53,468 (2025)

Global rank

##53 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

2.23×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51200120062011201620212025#52#532022 overtook Czechia2025 overtook Philippines
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Japan climbed from #52 to #53 (overtook Czechia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2022
Overtook Czechia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Philippines in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202519,74731,49643,24554,994

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