Japan vs Northern America: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.8 % against 39.62 % in Northern America, a difference of 48.18 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times Northern America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.7 % | 43.2 % | 35.5 % | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.35 % | 45.76 % | 32.59 % | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.23 % | 46.55 % | 33.69 % | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.11 % | 46.11 % | 37 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.73 % | 43.62 % | 42.11 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.83 % | 40.3 % | 46.54 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.73 % | 39.73 % | 48 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Japan or Northern America?
- Japan, at 87.8 % against 39.62 % in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Japan and Northern America?
- 48.18 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Japan ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 11th of 214 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
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.