### 4. Current State of Forest Resources

(Unit: 1,000ha, million m³)

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	Growing stock	Area
Total	25,081	4,900.51	10,289	3,041.87	13,429	1,858.19	1,201	0.45	161
National forest	Subtotal	7,674	1,151.82	2,327	467.32	4,717	684.06	629	0.45	0
Under the Forestry Agency's jurisdiction	Subtotal	7,610	1,146.20	2,321	466.03	4,667	679.72	623	0.45	0
State-owned	7,509	1,126.81	2,240	446.86	4,664	679.50	604	0.44	0
Government reforestation	93	19.39	81	19.17	2	0.22	9	0.00	0
Others	9	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	9	0.00	0
Under other agency's jurisdiction	64	5.62	6	1.28	51	4.34	7	0.00	0
Private and public forest	Subtotal	17,407	3,748.69	7,962	2,574.56	8,712	1,174.13	572	0.00	161
Public forest	Subtotal	2,919	557.70	1,287	350.30	1,495	207.40	131	0.00	6
Prefecture	1,210	218.53	479	120.88	672	97.66	58	0.00	0
Municipality	1,709	339.16	808	229.42	823	109.75	73	0.00	5
Private forest	14,437	3,184.21	6,662	2,221.18	7,186	963.03	437	0.00	153
Others	51	6.79	14	3.09	30	3.70	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 be equal to the sum of each item due to round off.

4: Figures are as of March 31, 2012.

Source: Forestry Agency

### 5. Planted Area by Tree Species

(unit: ha)

Total	Softwood	Hardwood
Japanese Cedar (sugi)	Japanese Cypress (hinoki)	Pine (matsu)	Japanese Larch (karamatsu)	Others
1995	( 48,650 ) 45,241	( 13,660 ) 13,196	( 22,332 ) 20,908	( 219 ) 199	( 2,739 ) 2,677	( 5,544 ) 4,577	( 4,156 ) 3,684
2000	( 31,316 ) 28,480	( 8,223 ) 7,967	( 11,574 ) 10,745	( 233 ) 223	( 2,524 ) 2,493	( 4,954 ) 4,014	( 3,808 ) 3,038
2005	( 25,584 ) 22,498	( 5,216 ) 5,011	( 7,096 ) 6,307	( 226 ) 183	( 3,534 ) 3,423	( 5,728 ) 4,611	( 3,784 ) 2,963
2008	( 23,400 ) 20,865	( 5,171 ) 4,904	( 4,726 ) 4,079	( 217 ) 175	( 4,414 ) 4,260	( 5,173 ) 4,380	( 3,699 ) 3,067
2009	( 23,032 ) 20,006	( 4,787 ) 4,522	( 5,241 ) 4,113	( 166 ) 150	( 4,638 ) 4,435	( 5,282 ) 4,490	( 2,917 ) 2,296
2010	( 18,756 ) 16,388	( 4,132 ) 3,844	( 2,820 ) 2,262	( 247 ) 237	( 4,604 ) 4,418	( 4,265 ) 3,381	( 2,688 ) 2,246
2011	( 19,596 ) 16,697	( 4,598 ) 4,311	( 2,830 ) 2,347	( 178 ) 169	( 4,950 ) 4,713	( 4,220 ) 2,839	( 2,819 ) 2,318
2012	( 20,277 ) 16,992	( 4,648 ) 4,425	( 2,643 ) 2,103	( 245 ) 214	( 5,155 ) 4,821	( 4,687 ) 3,112	( 2,897 ) 2,318

Note 1: Figures do not include National Forest.

Source: Forestry Agency

### 6. Planted Forest Area by Age Classes

(Unit: 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
2011	73	114	159	231	347	584	852	1,111	1,565	1,631	1,473	921	345	194	164	138	105	87	174

Note: For the year 1985, the class XV contains forests older than that class. For 1989 and 1994, the class XV contains forests older than that class. For the years 2001 and 2006, the class XIX contains forests older than that class.

Source: Forestry Agency