Japan vs Malawi: Arable land — Area

Japan
4,023 1000 ha
in 2024
Malawi
4,000 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
65th
Malawi rank
67th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4,023 1000 ha against 4,000 1000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 23 1000 ha.

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

Japan ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 67th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 5,463 1000 ha 1,606 1000 ha 3,858 1000 ha Japan
1970s 4,993 1000 ha 1,995 1000 ha 2,998 1000 ha Japan
1980s 4,833 1000 ha 2,075 1000 ha 2,758 1000 ha Japan
1990s 4,641 1000 ha 2,375 1000 ha 2,266 1000 ha Japan
2000s 4,374 1000 ha 3,120 1000 ha 1,254 1000 ha Japan
2010s 4,206 1000 ha 3,648 1000 ha 557.6 1000 ha Japan
2020s 4,065 1000 ha 3,987 1000 ha 77.8 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Japan or Malawi?
Japan, at 4,023 1000 ha against 4,000 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Japan and Malawi?
23 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for arable land — area?
Japan ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 67th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.