Japan vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Japan
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.8 % against 41.14 % in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 46.66 %.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.7 % | 34.82 % | 43.88 % | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.35 % | 38.83 % | 39.52 % | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.23 % | 41.11 % | 39.13 % | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.11 % | 42.45 % | 40.65 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.73 % | 43.36 % | 42.37 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.83 % | 41.57 % | 45.27 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.73 % | 40.62 % | 47.11 % | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Japan or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Japan, at 87.8 % against 41.14 % in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 46.66 %, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Japan ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th 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.