Figure I-1,I-2

Figure I-1. Trend in the Area and Growing Stock of Japanese Forests

Source: Forestry Agency

Table I-1. Comparison of Japanese Forests between 1952 and 2002

	Area (thousand ha)	Growing stock (thousand m³)	Growing stock per hectare (m³/ha)
1952	24,745*	1,722,867	70
2002	25,121	4,040,124	161

Source: Forestry Agency
Note: The figure for the forest area as of August 1, 1951 is used in the table due to unavailability of data.

Figure I-2. Link among lssues Surrounding Forestry and Mountain Villages