Japan vs Uruguay: Breakdown of habitable land area

Japan

344,950 hectares

in 2019

Uruguay

383,330 hectares

in 2019

Japan rank

50th

Uruguay rank

48th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Uruguay currently reports 383,330 hectares against 344,950 hectares in Japan, a difference of 38,380 hectares.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.