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
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
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.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 383,330 hectares against 344,950 hectares in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Japan and Uruguay?
- 38,380 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Japan ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 235 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.