Japan vs Malawi: Land use hidden — Cropland

Japan
42,970 Square kilometres
in 2023
Malawi
42,000 Square kilometres
in 2023
Japan rank
55th
Malawi rank
57th

Land use hidden — Cropland over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 42,970 Square kilometres against 42,000 Square kilometres in Malawi, a difference of 970 Square kilometres.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 55th and Malawi ranks 57th of 193 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 59,630 Square kilometres 16,683 Square kilometres 42,947 Square kilometres Japan
1970s 56,075 Square kilometres 20,663 Square kilometres 35,412 Square kilometres Japan
1980s 53,809 Square kilometres 21,820 Square kilometres 31,989 Square kilometres Japan
1990s 50,571 Square kilometres 25,048 Square kilometres 25,523 Square kilometres Japan
2000s 47,086 Square kilometres 32,520 Square kilometres 14,566 Square kilometres Japan
2010s 44,987 Square kilometres 38,237 Square kilometres 6,750 Square kilometres Japan
2020s 43,358 Square kilometres 41,835 Square kilometres 1,522 Square kilometres Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, Japan or Malawi?
Japan, at 42,970 Square kilometres against 42,000 Square kilometres in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland between Japan and Malawi?
970 Square kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for land use hidden — cropland?
Japan ranks 55th and Malawi ranks 57th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
220 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata