Japan vs Mauritius: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Japan
87.8 %
in 2024
Mauritius
86.41 %
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Mauritius rank
10th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Japan
  • Mauritius
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 87.8 % against 86.41 % in Mauritius, a difference of 1.39 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 78.7 % 90.52 % 11.81 % Mauritius
1970s 78.35 % 88.22 % 9.87 % Mauritius
1980s 80.23 % 87.89 % 7.65 % Mauritius
1990s 83.11 % 89.57 % 6.46 % Mauritius
2000s 85.73 % 89.87 % 4.14 % Mauritius
2010s 86.83 % 87 % 0.163 % Mauritius
2020s 87.73 % 86.52 % 1.21 % Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Japan or Mauritius?
Japan, at 87.8 % against 86.41 % in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Japan and Mauritius?
1.39 %, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritius?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Mauritius rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Japan ranks 8th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
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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.