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
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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

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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