Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total Reserves, per square kilometre

Japan
3.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0386 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Japan rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
01234199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.4 units per square kilometre against 0.0386 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 88.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 164 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2088 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.2085 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.15 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre 2.13 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 3.3 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre 3.26 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 3.4 units per square kilometre against 0.0386 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
3.36 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total Reserves 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.