Afghanistan vs Japan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.1179 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Japan rank
94th

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1179 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0065 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 94th of 177 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 0.1212 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1626 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0414 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.1233 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.153 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0297 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.1234 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1473 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0239 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.1208 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1387 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0179 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.1208 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1292 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0084 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.1216 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1234 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0018 Square kilometres per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.1237 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1189 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0047 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Japan?
Afghanistan, at 0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1179 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Japan?
0.0065 Square kilometres per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Japan ranks 94th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Cropland 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.