Japan vs Malawi: Cropland — Area

Japan
4,272 1000 ha
in 2024
Malawi
4,282 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
71st
Malawi rank
69th

Cropland — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,282 1000 ha against 4,272 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 10 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th of 234 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 5,963 1000 ha 1,668 1000 ha 4,295 1000 ha Japan
1970s 5,608 1000 ha 2,066 1000 ha 3,541 1000 ha Japan
1980s 5,381 1000 ha 2,182 1000 ha 3,199 1000 ha Japan
1990s 5,057 1000 ha 2,504 1000 ha 2,553 1000 ha Japan
2000s 4,709 1000 ha 3,250 1000 ha 1,459 1000 ha Japan
2010s 4,499 1000 ha 3,847 1000 ha 651.62 1000 ha Japan
2020s 4,323 1000 ha 4,269 1000 ha 54.01 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Japan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4,282 1000 ha against 4,272 1000 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Japan and Malawi?
10 1000 ha, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for cropland — area?
Japan ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.