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pjc50 3 hours ago

Japan being 68% forest is an astounding stat.

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PyWoody an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Maine is 89.46% [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_cover_by_state_and_terr...

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vkou 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

75% of it is mountains, and not exactly inhabited.

	▲	Schlagbohrer 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The nation has also had declining population (hence deflationary housing) for years

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Markoff 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Still behind Finland (73.7%) and Sweden (68.7%) though and Laos (71.6%) as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_forest_ar...

	▲	Y-bar 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I don’t consider that a good Wikipedia article because it does a bad job distinguishing between natural forests and mono-/bicultural plantations of which there are vast areas of here. It’s quite like calling wheat fields ”grasslands”. Both fundamentally lack biodiversity.

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sandworm101 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not really for a mountain island. Being near the coast means increased moisture and wind, which hits mountains to make rain. Take a japanese-sized slice off the coast of most countries and you will find lots of forrest. Think the pacific northwest, or the bits of hawaii not covered in lava. Then compare parts of the australian coast with no mountains.

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sl-1 22 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Would not count it as forest, but plantation, if it is heavily managed.