Japan vs New Zealand: Other land — Area

Japan
6,958 1000 ha
in 2024
New Zealand
6,403 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
New Zealand rank
62nd

Other land — Area over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020072024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6,958 1000 ha against 6,403 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 555 1000 ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 218 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 5,953 1000 ha 3,537 1000 ha 2,417 1000 ha Japan
2000s 6,430 1000 ha 4,708 1000 ha 1,722 1000 ha Japan
2010s 6,661 1000 ha 5,558 1000 ha 1,103 1000 ha Japan
2020s 6,902 1000 ha 6,335 1000 ha 567.79 1000 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 6,958 1000 ha against 6,403 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Japan and New Zealand?
555 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for other land — area?
Japan ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.