Denmark vs Japan: Grazing land use over the long-term
Denmark
255,475 hectares
in 2025
Japan
294,800 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
Japan rank
135th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 294,800 hectares against 255,475 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 39,325 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 138th and Japan ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 29 and Japan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.01 million hectares | 143,368 hectares | 870,602 hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.51 million hectares | 133,378 hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 1.37 million hectares | 136,281 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.13 million hectares | 153,761 hectares | 975,439 hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 868,629 hectares | 174,266 hectares | 694,363 hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 941,015 hectares | 227,680 hectares | 713,335 hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 893,967 hectares | 310,673 hectares | 583,294 hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 992,722 hectares | 481,473 hectares | 511,249 hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 934,437 hectares | 515,803 hectares | 418,634 hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 874,169 hectares | 588,460 hectares | 285,709 hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 811,560 hectares | 582,939 hectares | 228,621 hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 746,465 hectares | 577,455 hectares | 169,010 hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 678,709 hectares | 519,888 hectares | 158,821 hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 674,210 hectares | 511,054 hectares | 163,156 hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 657,542 hectares | 502,004 hectares | 155,538 hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 639,539 hectares | 443,472 hectares | 196,067 hectares | Denmark |
| 1790s | 620,203 hectares | 434,999 hectares | 185,204 hectares | Denmark |
| 1800s | 599,534 hectares | 426,414 hectares | 173,120 hectares | Denmark |
| 1810s | 610,629 hectares | 432,785 hectares | 177,844 hectares | Denmark |
| 1820s | 616,636 hectares | 438,729 hectares | 177,907 hectares | Denmark |
| 1830s | 637,849 hectares | 514,057 hectares | 123,792 hectares | Denmark |
| 1840s | 635,395 hectares | 522,635 hectares | 112,760 hectares | Denmark |
| 1850s | 652,680 hectares | 530,993 hectares | 121,687 hectares | Denmark |
| 1860s | 682,785 hectares | 495,589 hectares | 187,196 hectares | Denmark |
| 1870s | 698,108 hectares | 507,905 hectares | 190,203 hectares | Denmark |
| 1880s | 701,164 hectares | 538,382 hectares | 162,782 hectares | Denmark |
| 1890s | 697,632 hectares | 521,509 hectares | 176,123 hectares | Denmark |
| 1900s | 694,766 hectares | 575,554 hectares | 119,212 hectares | Denmark |
| 1910s | 688,726 hectares | 639,216 hectares | 49,510 hectares | Denmark |
| 1920s | 692,435 hectares | 700,796 hectares | 8,361 hectares | Japan |
| 1930s | 669,170 hectares | 796,073 hectares | 126,903 hectares | Japan |
| 1940s | 594,630 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 435,660 hectares | Japan |
| 1950s | 407,473 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 626,150 hectares | Japan |
| 1960s | 328,400 hectares | 990,000 hectares | 661,600 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 282,700 hectares | 765,400 hectares | 482,700 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 228,600 hectares | 643,200 hectares | 414,600 hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 288,900 hectares | 528,800 hectares | 239,900 hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 340,300 hectares | 394,400 hectares | 54,100 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 211,069 hectares | 345,000 hectares | 133,931 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 239,273 hectares | 304,400 hectares | 65,127 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 294,800 hectares against 255,475 hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Denmark and Japan?
- 39,325 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Japan ranks 135th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.