Germany vs Japan: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37,798 1000 ha against 35,768 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 2,030 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 68th 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 | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,697 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 2,083 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 35,697 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 2,083 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 35,697 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 2,083 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 35,700 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 2,080 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 35,707 1000 ha | 37,790 1000 ha | 2,083 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 35,739 1000 ha | 37,796 1000 ha | 2,058 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 35,763 1000 ha | 37,797 1000 ha | 2,034 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 37,798 1000 ha against 35,768 1000 ha in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Germany and Japan?
- 2,030 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for country area — area?
- Germany ranks 68th 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.