Germany vs Japan: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36,450 1000 ha against 34,943 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 1,507 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 68th and Japan ranks 66th of 248 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,913 1000 ha | 36,670 1000 ha | 1,757 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 34,913 1000 ha | 36,654 1000 ha | 1,741 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 34,913 1000 ha | 36,529 1000 ha | 1,616 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 34,909 1000 ha | 36,456 1000 ha | 1,547 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 34,877 1000 ha | 36,450 1000 ha | 1,573 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 34,898 1000 ha | 36,450 1000 ha | 1,552 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 34,940 1000 ha | 36,450 1000 ha | 1,510 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 36,450 1000 ha against 34,943 1000 ha in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Germany and Japan?
- 1,507 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for land area — area?
- Germany ranks 68th and Japan ranks 66th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — 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.