4. Current State of Forest Resources

(1,000ha, Million m $ ^{3} $ )

Classification	Total	Standing timber area (canopy cover more than 30%)	Treeless land (canopy cover less than 30 %)	Bamboo groves
Planted forest	Natural forest
Area	Growing stock	Area	Growing stock	Area	Growing stock	Area
Total	25,097	4,431.74	10,347	2,651.31	13,383	1,779.39	1,208	1.04	159
National forest	Subtotal	7,686	1,078.27	2,364	423.61	4,691	653.81	631	0.86	0
Under the Forestry Agency's jurisdiction	Subtotal	7,623	1,070.90	2,355	420.82	4,646	649.23	622	0.86	0
State-owned	7,513	1,051.90	2,267	402.02	4,643	649.03	603	0.85	0
Government reforestation	101	19.01	88	18.80	2	0.20	10	0.00	0
Others	9	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	9	0.00	0
Under other agency's jurisdiction	63	7.37	9	2.80	45	4.57	9	0.00	0
Private and public forest	Subtotal	17,411	3,353.47	7,983	2,227.70	8,693	1,125.59	577	0.18	159
Public forest	Subtotal	2,830	484.33	1,247	294.62	1,449	189.63	128	0.08	6
Prefecture	1,188	190.35	464	100.66	667	89.68	56	0.01	1
Minicipality	1,642	293.98	783	193.96	782	99.95	72	0.07	5
Private forest	14,535	2,863.51	6,724	1,930.60	7,217	932.81	445	0.10	150
Others	46	5.63	12	2.48	27	3.15	4	0.00	3

Note 1: Data cover the forests defined in the Forest Law Article 2.1.

2: "Others" and "Under other agency's jurisdiction" refer to forests that are not subject to the Regional Forest Plans for Non-national Forest

under the Forest Law Article 5 and for National Forest under the Forest Law Article 7.2.

3: Total figures may not agree with the sum of each item due to round off.

4: Figures are as of March 31, 2007.

Source: Forestry Agency

5. Planted Area by Tree Species

(ha)

Total	Softwood	Hardwood
Japanese Cedar	Japanese Cypress	Pine	Japanese Larch	Others
1995	(48,650)	(13,660)	(22,332)	(219)	(2,739)	(5,544)	(4,156)
45,241	13,196	20,908	199	2,677	4,577	3,684
2000	(31,316)	(8,223)	(11,574)	(233)	(2,524)	(4,954)	(3,808)
28,480	7,967	10,745	223	2,493	4,014	3,038
2005	(25,584)	(5,216)	(7,096)	(226)	(3,534)	(5,728)	(3,784)
22,498	5,011	6,307	183	3,423	4,611	2,963
2006	(23,872)	(4,845)	(5,998)	(256)	(3,521)	(5,144)	(4,108)
21,048	4,579	5,225	229	3,340	4,327	3,348
2007	(25,836)	(5,546)	(6,205)	(265)	(3,788)	(5,647)	(4,385)
23,064	5,289	5,460	252	3,642	4,715	3,706
2008	(23,400)	(5,171)	(4,726)	(217)	(4,414)	(5,173)	(3,699)
20,865	4,904	4,079	175	4,260	4,380	3,067
2009	(23,032)	(4,787)	(5,241)	(166)	(4,638)	(5,282)	(2,917)
20,006	4,522	4,113	150	4,435	4,490	2,296
2010	(18,756)	(4,132)	(2,820)	(247)	(4,604)	(4,265)	(2,688)
16,388	3,844	2,262	237	4,418	3,381	2,246

Note 1: Figures do not include National Forest.

2: Figures in parentheses refer to the total area including the area planted as the lower story of multiple storied forest.

Source: Forestry Agency

6. Planted Forest Area by Age Classes

(1,000ha)

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	XIII	XIV	XV	XVI	XVII	XVIII	XIX
1985	604	895	1,263	1,691	1,762	1,569	947	337	240	205	178	137	111	83	148
1989	436	700	943	1,351	1,691	1,746	1,413	777	270	224	183	151	118	93	79	52	62
1994	278	421	699	937	1,336	1,686	1,719	1,388	735	262	213	172	139	112	86	67	105
2001	131	226	350	589	874	1,149	1,599	1,677	1,522	946	353	204	171	144	112	89	62	52	70
2006	88	168	227	352	593	873	1,143	1,582	1,649	1,500	918	345	200	168	141	106	90	62	120

Note 1: For 1985, the class XV contains forests older than that class. For 1989 and 1994, the class XV contains forests older than that class.

For 2001 and 2006, the class XIX contains forests older than that class.

2: "standing tree area" refers to forests defined in the Forest Law Article 5 and 7.2. Source: Forestry Agency