Japan vs Rwanda: Land use over the long-term
Japan
294,800 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
369,306 hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
135th
Rwanda rank
132nd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Japan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 369,306 hectares against 294,800 hectares in Japan, a difference of 74,506 hectares.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Japan ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 143,368 hectares | 250,069 hectares | 106,701 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1100s | 133,378 hectares | 293,532 hectares | 160,154 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1200s | 136,281 hectares | 332,182 hectares | 195,901 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1300s | 153,761 hectares | 365,309 hectares | 211,548 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1400s | 174,266 hectares | 391,949 hectares | 217,683 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1500s | 227,680 hectares | 410,718 hectares | 183,038 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1600s | 310,673 hectares | 417,970 hectares | 107,297 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1700s | 481,473 hectares | 411,882 hectares | 69,591 hectares | Japan |
| 1710s | 515,803 hectares | 437,517 hectares | 78,286 hectares | Japan |
| 1720s | 588,460 hectares | 462,264 hectares | 126,196 hectares | Japan |
| 1730s | 582,939 hectares | 486,086 hectares | 96,853 hectares | Japan |
| 1740s | 577,455 hectares | 508,941 hectares | 68,514 hectares | Japan |
| 1750s | 519,888 hectares | 530,784 hectares | 10,896 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1760s | 511,054 hectares | 551,565 hectares | 40,511 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1770s | 502,004 hectares | 571,229 hectares | 69,225 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1780s | 443,472 hectares | 589,713 hectares | 146,241 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1790s | 434,999 hectares | 606,949 hectares | 171,950 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1800s | 426,414 hectares | 622,858 hectares | 196,444 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1810s | 432,785 hectares | 637,353 hectares | 204,568 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 438,729 hectares | 650,332 hectares | 211,603 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 514,057 hectares | 661,679 hectares | 147,622 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 522,635 hectares | 671,258 hectares | 148,623 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 530,993 hectares | 678,909 hectares | 147,916 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 495,589 hectares | 667,725 hectares | 172,136 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 507,905 hectares | 655,209 hectares | 147,304 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 538,382 hectares | 641,164 hectares | 102,782 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 521,509 hectares | 644,332 hectares | 122,823 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 575,554 hectares | 583,435 hectares | 7,881 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 639,216 hectares | 515,073 hectares | 124,143 hectares | Japan |
| 1920s | 700,796 hectares | 470,182 hectares | 230,614 hectares | Japan |
| 1930s | 796,073 hectares | 513,689 hectares | 282,384 hectares | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.03 million hectares | 548,311 hectares | 481,979 hectares | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.03 million hectares | 644,276 hectares | 389,347 hectares | Japan |
| 1960s | 990,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 290,000 hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 765,400 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 65,400 hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 643,200 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 56,800 hectares | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 528,800 hectares | 590,400 hectares | 61,600 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 394,400 hectares | 461,000 hectares | 66,600 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 345,000 hectares | 411,999 hectares | 66,999 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 304,400 hectares | 382,224 hectares | 77,824 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Japan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 369,306 hectares against 294,800 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Japan and Rwanda?
- 74,506 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Japan ranks 135th and Rwanda ranks 132nd 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.