Japan's forest cover rose from 68.3 % in 1994 to 68.4 % in 2023.
Japan · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Japan's forest area rose from 249,204 km in 1994 to 249,350 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
38th of 213 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Japan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.4 % in 2013 to 29.7 % in 2025.
Japan's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 15.4 % in 1994 to 12.6 % in 2023.
Japan's arable land (% of land area) fell from 12.8 % in 1994 to 11.1 % in 2023.
Air
Japan's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 12.6 in 1994 to 11.5 in 2023.
Water
Japan's water stress fell from 21.1 % in 1993 to 18.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
77th of 181 · 17th in East Asia & Pacific
Japan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,445 in 1993 to 3,437 in 2022.
Access
Japan's safe drinking water rose from 97.9 % in 2000 to 98.7 % in 2024.
Japan's safe sanitation rose from 96.5 % in 2000 to 99.2 % in 2024.