Japan vs Republic of Korea: Cropland — Area per capita

Japan
0.03 ha/cap
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.03 ha/cap
in 2024
Japan rank
183rd
Republic of Korea rank
183rd

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.03 ha/cap against 0.03 ha/cap in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 183rd and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0589 ha/cap 0.0756 ha/cap 0.0167 ha/cap Republic of Korea
1970s 0.05 ha/cap 0.063 ha/cap 0.013 ha/cap Republic of Korea
1980s 0.044 ha/cap 0.053 ha/cap 0.009 ha/cap Republic of Korea
1990s 0.04 ha/cap 0.045 ha/cap 0.005 ha/cap Republic of Korea
2000s 0.04 ha/cap 0.04 ha/cap 0 ha/cap
2010s 0.037 ha/cap 0.031 ha/cap 0.006 ha/cap Japan
2020s 0.03 ha/cap 0.03 ha/cap 0 ha/cap

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Japan or Republic of Korea?
Japan, at 0.03 ha/cap against 0.03 ha/cap in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Japan and Republic of Korea?
0 ha/cap, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Japan ranks 183rd and Republic of Korea ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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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.