Japan vs Paraguay: Land use
Japan
4.30 million hectares
in 2023
Paraguay
4.64 million hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
61st
Paraguay rank
59th
Land use over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 4.64 million hectares against 4.30 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 346,490 hectares.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 59th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.96 million hectares | 879,111 hectares | 5.08 million hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.61 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.38 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.06 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.71 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.50 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 360,717 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.34 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 236,038 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Japan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 4.64 million hectares against 4.30 million hectares in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Japan and Paraguay?
- 346,490 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for land use?
- Japan ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 59th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.