Estonia vs Japan: Land use over the long-term
Estonia
259,800 hectares
in 2025
Japan
294,800 hectares
in 2025
Estonia rank
137th
Japan rank
135th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 294,800 hectares against 259,800 hectares in Estonia, a difference of 35,000 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 137th and Japan ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 27 and Japan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 313,433 hectares | 143,368 hectares | 170,065 hectares | Estonia |
| 1100s | 318,052 hectares | 133,378 hectares | 184,674 hectares | Estonia |
| 1200s | 321,277 hectares | 136,281 hectares | 184,996 hectares | Estonia |
| 1300s | 322,651 hectares | 153,761 hectares | 168,890 hectares | Estonia |
| 1400s | 321,533 hectares | 174,266 hectares | 147,267 hectares | Estonia |
| 1500s | 316,976 hectares | 227,680 hectares | 89,296 hectares | Estonia |
| 1600s | 307,482 hectares | 310,673 hectares | 3,191 hectares | Japan |
| 1700s | 290,396 hectares | 481,473 hectares | 191,077 hectares | Japan |
| 1710s | 334,395 hectares | 515,803 hectares | 181,408 hectares | Japan |
| 1720s | 384,855 hectares | 588,460 hectares | 203,605 hectares | Japan |
| 1730s | 442,674 hectares | 582,939 hectares | 140,265 hectares | Japan |
| 1740s | 508,857 hectares | 577,455 hectares | 68,598 hectares | Japan |
| 1750s | 584,533 hectares | 519,888 hectares | 64,645 hectares | Estonia |
| 1760s | 670,955 hectares | 511,054 hectares | 159,901 hectares | Estonia |
| 1770s | 769,512 hectares | 502,004 hectares | 267,508 hectares | Estonia |
| 1780s | 881,731 hectares | 443,472 hectares | 438,259 hectares | Estonia |
| 1790s | 1.01 million hectares | 434,999 hectares | 574,271 hectares | Estonia |
| 1800s | 1.15 million hectares | 426,414 hectares | 727,516 hectares | Estonia |
| 1810s | 1.32 million hectares | 432,785 hectares | 884,825 hectares | Estonia |
| 1820s | 1.47 million hectares | 438,729 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1830s | 1.64 million hectares | 514,057 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1840s | 1.83 million hectares | 522,635 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1850s | 2.03 million hectares | 530,993 hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1860s | 2.24 million hectares | 495,589 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1870s | 2.25 million hectares | 507,905 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1880s | 2.25 million hectares | 538,382 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1890s | 2.24 million hectares | 521,509 hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1900s | 2.21 million hectares | 575,554 hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1910s | 2.17 million hectares | 639,216 hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2.12 million hectares | 700,796 hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1930s | 2.03 million hectares | 796,073 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Estonia |
| 1940s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 832,640 hectares | Estonia |
| 1950s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 244,494 hectares | Estonia |
| 1960s | 232,530 hectares | 990,000 hectares | 757,470 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 241,080 hectares | 765,400 hectares | 524,320 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 245,646 hectares | 643,200 hectares | 397,554 hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 173,560 hectares | 528,800 hectares | 355,240 hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 244,110 hectares | 394,400 hectares | 150,290 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 307,490 hectares | 345,000 hectares | 37,510 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 272,833 hectares | 304,400 hectares | 31,567 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Estonia or Japan?
- Japan, at 294,800 hectares against 259,800 hectares in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Estonia and Japan?
- 35,000 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Estonia ranks 137th and Japan ranks 135th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.