Greenland vs Japan: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Greenland
- Japan
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 41,045 1000 ha against 37,798 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 3,247 1000 ha.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Greenland ranks 69th and Japan ranks 72nd of 267 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,170 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,610 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 34,170 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,610 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 34,170 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 3,610 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 36,232 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 1,548 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 41,045 1000 ha | 37,790 1000 ha | 3,255 1000 ha | Greenland |
| 2010s | 41,045 1000 ha | 37,796 1000 ha | 3,249 1000 ha | Greenland |
| 2020s | 41,045 1000 ha | 37,797 1000 ha | 3,248 1000 ha | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Greenland or Japan?
- Greenland, at 41,045 1000 ha against 37,798 1000 ha in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Greenland and Japan?
- 3,247 1000 ha, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Japan rank globally for country area — area?
- Greenland ranks 69th and Japan ranks 72nd of 267 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.