Japan vs Solomon Islands: Arable land

Japan
0.0325 hectares per person
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.0287 hectares per person
in 2023
Japan rank
157th
Solomon Islands rank
160th

Arable land over time

  • Japan
  • Solomon Islands
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0325 hectares per person against 0.0287 hectares per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0038 hectares per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

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

Japan ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 160th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0558 hectares per person 0.0639 hectares per person 0.008 hectares per person Solomon Islands
1970s 0.0453 hectares per person 0.0526 hectares per person 0.0073 hectares per person Solomon Islands
1980s 0.0402 hectares per person 0.0437 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person Solomon Islands
1990s 0.0371 hectares per person 0.0311 hectares per person 0.006 hectares per person Japan
2000s 0.0343 hectares per person 0.035 hectares per person 0.0007 hectares per person Solomon Islands
2010s 0.033 hectares per person 0.0355 hectares per person 0.0024 hectares per person Solomon Islands
2020s 0.0325 hectares per person 0.0298 hectares per person 0.0027 hectares per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Japan or Solomon Islands?
Japan, at 0.0325 hectares per person against 0.0287 hectares per person in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Japan and Solomon Islands?
0.0038 hectares per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Solomon Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Solomon Islands rank globally for arable land?
Japan ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 160th 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.