Japan vs Malaysia: Land use over the long-term
Japan
294,800 hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
285,000 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
135th
Malaysia rank
136th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 294,800 hectares against 285,000 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 9,800 hectares.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 143,368 hectares | 10,639 hectares | 132,729 hectares | Japan |
| 1100s | 133,378 hectares | 12,436 hectares | 120,942 hectares | Japan |
| 1200s | 136,281 hectares | 14,161 hectares | 122,120 hectares | Japan |
| 1300s | 153,761 hectares | 15,831 hectares | 137,930 hectares | Japan |
| 1400s | 174,266 hectares | 17,457 hectares | 156,809 hectares | Japan |
| 1500s | 227,680 hectares | 19,045 hectares | 208,635 hectares | Japan |
| 1600s | 310,673 hectares | 23,424 hectares | 287,249 hectares | Japan |
| 1700s | 481,473 hectares | 27,672 hectares | 453,801 hectares | Japan |
| 1710s | 515,803 hectares | 28,192 hectares | 487,611 hectares | Japan |
| 1720s | 588,460 hectares | 29,603 hectares | 558,857 hectares | Japan |
| 1730s | 582,939 hectares | 29,615 hectares | 553,324 hectares | Japan |
| 1740s | 577,455 hectares | 29,984 hectares | 547,471 hectares | Japan |
| 1750s | 519,888 hectares | 30,197 hectares | 489,691 hectares | Japan |
| 1760s | 511,054 hectares | 30,418 hectares | 480,636 hectares | Japan |
| 1770s | 502,004 hectares | 30,663 hectares | 471,341 hectares | Japan |
| 1780s | 443,472 hectares | 30,939 hectares | 412,533 hectares | Japan |
| 1790s | 434,999 hectares | 31,236 hectares | 403,763 hectares | Japan |
| 1800s | 426,414 hectares | 31,547 hectares | 394,867 hectares | Japan |
| 1810s | 432,785 hectares | 32,610 hectares | 400,175 hectares | Japan |
| 1820s | 438,729 hectares | 33,639 hectares | 405,090 hectares | Japan |
| 1830s | 514,057 hectares | 35,730 hectares | 478,327 hectares | Japan |
| 1840s | 522,635 hectares | 36,126 hectares | 486,509 hectares | Japan |
| 1850s | 530,993 hectares | 36,941 hectares | 494,052 hectares | Japan |
| 1860s | 495,589 hectares | 46,935 hectares | 448,654 hectares | Japan |
| 1870s | 507,905 hectares | 56,517 hectares | 451,388 hectares | Japan |
| 1880s | 538,382 hectares | 65,768 hectares | 472,614 hectares | Japan |
| 1890s | 521,509 hectares | 74,751 hectares | 446,758 hectares | Japan |
| 1900s | 575,554 hectares | 81,985 hectares | 493,569 hectares | Japan |
| 1910s | 639,216 hectares | 94,311 hectares | 544,905 hectares | Japan |
| 1920s | 700,796 hectares | 115,573 hectares | 585,223 hectares | Japan |
| 1930s | 796,073 hectares | 135,612 hectares | 660,461 hectares | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.03 million hectares | 180,278 hectares | 850,012 hectares | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.03 million hectares | 199,371 hectares | 834,252 hectares | Japan |
| 1960s | 990,000 hectares | 228,000 hectares | 762,000 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 765,400 hectares | 248,000 hectares | 517,400 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 643,200 hectares | 266,900 hectares | 376,300 hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 528,800 hectares | 281,700 hectares | 247,100 hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 394,400 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 109,400 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 345,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 60,000 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 304,400 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 19,400 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 294,800 hectares against 285,000 hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Japan and Malaysia?
- 9,800 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Japan ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 136th 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.