Afghanistan vs Japan: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 12.39 % against 11.72 % in Japan, a difference of 0.67 %.
That makes Afghanistan'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.
Afghanistan ranks 116th and Japan ranks 119th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.12 % | 16.26 % | 4.14 % | Japan |
| 1970s | 12.33 % | 15.3 % | 2.97 % | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.34 % | 14.73 % | 2.39 % | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.08 % | 13.87 % | 1.79 % | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.07 % | 12.92 % | 0.843 % | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.16 % | 12.34 % | 0.182 % | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.4 % | 11.86 % | 0.544 % | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Afghanistan or Japan?
- Afghanistan, at 12.39 % against 11.72 % in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 0.67 %, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th and Japan ranks 119th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land 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.