Timber Risk Score: 99 / 100 in 2017. The Timber Legality Risk Assessment contains an evaluation of the risk of illegality in Japan for five categories and 21 sub-categories of law. We found:
- Specified risk for one region, out of eight, for 1 sub-categories.
- Low risk for 17 sub-categories.
- No legal requirements for 4 sub-categories.
This page provides an overview of the legality risks related to timber produced in Japan.
68.6% (24.9 million ha) of Japan is covered by forests of which:
- About 20% is primary forest
- About 39% is naturally-regenerated forest
- About 41% is planted forest.
Roundwood production totalled 21.3 million m3 in 2015. The forestry sector (including wood processing and pulp and paper) contributed US$ 39.0 billion to the economy in 2011, which was nearly 0.7% of the GDP.
NEPCon has evaluated Japan as low risk for illegally harvested timber. Companies sourcing timber from Japan should still take care to ensure that risks are not present in their supply chains.
Score: 73 / 100 in 2021
Rank: 18 out of 180 countries in 2021
There are currently no armed conflicts in Japan according to the Council on Foreign Relations' Global Conflict Tracker
CITES appendix II: Taxus cuspidata
FSC Certified Forest Area: 414,184 hectares (4 December 2019)
PEFC Certified Forest Area: 1,882,787 hectares (31 December 2019).
Risk assessment
We have not identified any specified risks and therefore have not suggested any mitigation actions.
Risk mitigation
We have not identified any specified risks and therefore have not suggested any mitigation actions.