Hong Kong vs Japan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Hong Kong
0.95 percent
in 2023
Japan
0.85 percent
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
188th
Japan rank
190th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.95 percent against 0.85 percent in Japan, a difference of 0.1 percent.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 188th and Japan ranks 190th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 percent | 1.76 percent | 0.753 percent | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.98 percent | 1.45 percent | 0.472 percent | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.95 percent | 1.08 percent | 0.131 percent | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.95 percent | 0.947 percent | 0.003 percent | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.95 percent | 0.85 percent | 0.1 percent | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 0.95 percent against 0.85 percent in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.1 percent, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Hong Kong ranks 188th and Japan ranks 190th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).