Japan vs Rwanda: Grazing land use over the long term
Japan
294,800
in 2025
Rwanda
369,306
in 2025
Japan rank
135th
Rwanda rank
132nd
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Japan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 369,306 against 294,800 in Japan, a difference of 74,506.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 143,368 | 250,069 | 106,701 | Rwanda |
| 1100s | 133,378 | 293,532 | 160,154 | Rwanda |
| 1200s | 136,281 | 332,182 | 195,901 | Rwanda |
| 1300s | 153,761 | 365,309 | 211,548 | Rwanda |
| 1400s | 174,266 | 391,949 | 217,683 | Rwanda |
| 1500s | 227,680 | 410,718 | 183,038 | Rwanda |
| 1600s | 310,673 | 417,970 | 107,297 | Rwanda |
| 1700s | 481,473 | 411,882 | 69,591 | Japan |
| 1710s | 515,803 | 437,517 | 78,286 | Japan |
| 1720s | 588,460 | 462,264 | 126,196 | Japan |
| 1730s | 582,939 | 486,086 | 96,853 | Japan |
| 1740s | 577,455 | 508,941 | 68,514 | Japan |
| 1750s | 519,888 | 530,784 | 10,896 | Rwanda |
| 1760s | 511,054 | 551,565 | 40,511 | Rwanda |
| 1770s | 502,004 | 571,229 | 69,225 | Rwanda |
| 1780s | 443,472 | 589,713 | 146,241 | Rwanda |
| 1790s | 434,999 | 606,949 | 171,950 | Rwanda |
| 1800s | 426,414 | 622,858 | 196,444 | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 432,785 | 637,353 | 204,568 | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 438,729 | 650,332 | 211,603 | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 514,057 | 661,679 | 147,622 | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 522,635 | 671,258 | 148,623 | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 530,993 | 678,909 | 147,916 | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 495,589 | 667,725 | 172,136 | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 507,905 | 655,209 | 147,304 | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 538,382 | 641,164 | 102,782 | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 521,509 | 644,332 | 122,823 | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 575,554 | 583,435 | 7,881 | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 639,216 | 515,073 | 124,143 | Japan |
| 1920s | 700,796 | 470,182 | 230,614 | Japan |
| 1930s | 796,073 | 513,689 | 282,384 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.03 million | 548,311 | 481,979 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.03 million | 644,276 | 389,347 | Japan |
| 1960s | 990,000 | 700,000 | 290,000 | Japan |
| 1970s | 765,400 | 700,000 | 65,400 | Japan |
| 1980s | 643,200 | 700,000 | 56,800 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 528,800 | 590,400 | 61,600 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 394,400 | 461,000 | 66,600 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 345,000 | 411,999 | 66,999 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 304,400 | 382,224 | 77,824 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Japan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 369,306 against 294,800 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Japan and Rwanda?
- 74,506, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Japan ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.