Bhutan vs Japan: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Bhutan
13.82 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
12.64 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
169th
Japan rank
171st

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • Japan
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 13.82 hectares per square kilometre against 12.64 hectares per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.18 hectares per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 169th and Japan ranks 171st of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 7.83 hectares per square kilometre 18.93 hectares per square kilometre 11.09 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1970s 8.39 hectares per square kilometre 17.39 hectares per square kilometre 8.99 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1980s 9.38 hectares per square kilometre 16.49 hectares per square kilometre 7.11 hectares per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.65 hectares per square kilometre 15.32 hectares per square kilometre 2.67 hectares per square kilometre Japan
2000s 14.64 hectares per square kilometre 14 hectares per square kilometre 0.6397 hectares per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 13.61 hectares per square kilometre 13.29 hectares per square kilometre 0.3185 hectares per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 13.68 hectares per square kilometre 12.74 hectares per square kilometre 0.9349 hectares per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Japan?
Bhutan, at 13.82 hectares per square kilometre against 12.64 hectares per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Japan?
1.18 hectares per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 169th and Japan ranks 171st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use 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.