Afghanistan vs Japan: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
12.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
11.79 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
111th
Japan rank
114th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
051015196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 12.44 hectares per square kilometre against 11.79 hectares per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.65 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan'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.

Afghanistan ranks 111th and Japan ranks 114th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 12.12 hectares per square kilometre 16.26 hectares per square kilometre 4.14 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1970s 12.33 hectares per square kilometre 15.3 hectares per square kilometre 2.97 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1980s 12.34 hectares per square kilometre 14.73 hectares per square kilometre 2.39 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.08 hectares per square kilometre 13.87 hectares per square kilometre 1.79 hectares per square kilometre Japan
2000s 12.08 hectares per square kilometre 12.92 hectares per square kilometre 0.8418 hectares per square kilometre Japan
2010s 12.16 hectares per square kilometre 12.34 hectares per square kilometre 0.1814 hectares per square kilometre Japan
2020s 12.37 hectares per square kilometre 11.89 hectares per square kilometre 0.4742 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Japan?
Afghanistan, at 12.44 hectares per square kilometre against 11.79 hectares per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Japan?
0.65 hectares per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 111th and Japan ranks 114th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.