Japan vs Zimbabwe: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Japan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 38.69 million hectares against 36.46 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 2.23 million hectares.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.67 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 36.65 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 36.53 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 36.46 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 36.45 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 36.45 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 36.45 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Japan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 38.69 million hectares against 36.46 million hectares in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 2.23 million hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Japan ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.