Japan vs Moldova: Land use over the long-term
Japan
294,800 hectares
in 2025
Moldova
331,270 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
135th
Moldova rank
133rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Japan
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 331,270 hectares against 294,800 hectares in Japan, a difference of 36,470 hectares.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Moldova ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Moldova in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 143,368 hectares | 448,624 hectares | 305,256 hectares | Moldova |
| 1100s | 133,378 hectares | 648,708 hectares | 515,330 hectares | Moldova |
| 1200s | 136,281 hectares | 933,784 hectares | 797,503 hectares | Moldova |
| 1300s | 153,761 hectares | 890,889 hectares | 737,128 hectares | Moldova |
| 1400s | 174,266 hectares | 843,410 hectares | 669,144 hectares | Moldova |
| 1500s | 227,680 hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 825,500 hectares | Moldova |
| 1600s | 310,673 hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 902,517 hectares | Moldova |
| 1700s | 481,473 hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 969,837 hectares | Moldova |
| 1710s | 515,803 hectares | 944,472 hectares | 428,669 hectares | Moldova |
| 1720s | 588,460 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 420,890 hectares | Moldova |
| 1730s | 582,939 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 495,121 hectares | Moldova |
| 1740s | 577,455 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 573,265 hectares | Moldova |
| 1750s | 519,888 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 707,552 hectares | Moldova |
| 1760s | 511,054 hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 797,216 hectares | Moldova |
| 1770s | 502,004 hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 891,266 hectares | Moldova |
| 1780s | 443,472 hectares | 1.48 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1790s | 434,999 hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1800s | 426,414 hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1810s | 432,785 hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1820s | 438,729 hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1830s | 514,057 hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1840s | 522,635 hectares | 2.09 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1850s | 530,993 hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1860s | 495,589 hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1870s | 507,905 hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1880s | 538,382 hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1890s | 521,509 hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1900s | 575,554 hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1910s | 639,216 hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Moldova |
| 1920s | 700,796 hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 885,324 hectares | Moldova |
| 1930s | 796,073 hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 722,297 hectares | Moldova |
| 1940s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 430,140 hectares | Moldova |
| 1950s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 227,235 hectares | Moldova |
| 1960s | 990,000 hectares | 337,028 hectares | 652,972 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 765,400 hectares | 349,420 hectares | 415,980 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 643,200 hectares | 356,037 hectares | 287,163 hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 528,800 hectares | 366,288 hectares | 162,512 hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 394,400 hectares | 372,100 hectares | 22,300 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 345,000 hectares | 347,020 hectares | 2,020 hectares | Moldova |
| 2020s | 304,400 hectares | 334,773 hectares | 30,373 hectares | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Japan or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 331,270 hectares against 294,800 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Japan and Moldova?
- 36,470 hectares, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Moldova?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Moldova rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Japan ranks 135th and Moldova ranks 133rd 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.