Finland vs Japan: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37,798 1000 ha against 33,848 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 3,950 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 70th and Japan ranks 67th of 248 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,815 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,965 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 33,815 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,965 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 33,815 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,965 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 33,815 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,965 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 33,826 1000 ha | 37,790 1000 ha | 3,964 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 33,844 1000 ha | 37,796 1000 ha | 3,953 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 33,847 1000 ha | 37,797 1000 ha | 3,950 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 37,798 1000 ha against 33,848 1000 ha in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Finland and Japan?
- 3,950 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for country area — area?
- Finland ranks 70th and Japan ranks 67th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. 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.