Jamaica vs Japan: Arable land

Jamaica
0.0423 hectares per person
in 2023
Japan
0.0325 hectares per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
155th
Japan rank
157th

Arable land over time

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
0.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0325 hectares per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0098 hectares per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 155th and Japan ranks 157th of 206 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0901 hectares per person 0.0558 hectares per person 0.0342 hectares per person Jamaica
1970s 0.0721 hectares per person 0.0453 hectares per person 0.0268 hectares per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0533 hectares per person 0.0402 hectares per person 0.0131 hectares per person Jamaica
1990s 0.059 hectares per person 0.0371 hectares per person 0.0219 hectares per person Jamaica
2000s 0.0488 hectares per person 0.0343 hectares per person 0.0145 hectares per person Jamaica
2010s 0.043 hectares per person 0.033 hectares per person 0.0099 hectares per person Jamaica
2020s 0.0423 hectares per person 0.0325 hectares per person 0.0098 hectares per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Jamaica or Japan?
Jamaica, at 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0325 hectares per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Jamaica and Japan?
0.0098 hectares per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for arable land?
Jamaica ranks 155th and Japan ranks 157th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.