Egypt vs Japan: Agriculture — Area

Egypt
4,229 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan
4,582 1000 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
Japan rank
101st

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Egypt
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4,582 1000 ha against 4,229 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 353 1000 ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 101st of 237 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 2,662 1000 ha 6,941 1000 ha 4,279 1000 ha Japan
1970s 2,742 1000 ha 6,373 1000 ha 3,630 1000 ha Japan
1980s 2,501 1000 ha 6,024 1000 ha 3,523 1000 ha Japan
1990s 3,076 1000 ha 5,586 1000 ha 2,510 1000 ha Japan
2000s 3,476 1000 ha 5,103 1000 ha 1,626 1000 ha Japan
2010s 3,758 1000 ha 4,844 1000 ha 1,086 1000 ha Japan
2020s 4,082 1000 ha 4,633 1000 ha 551.2 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Egypt or Japan?
Japan, at 4,582 1000 ha against 4,229 1000 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Egypt and Japan?
353 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for agriculture — area?
Egypt ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 101st of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.