China vs Japan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
21st
Japan rank
22nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- China, at 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.