Japan vs Zimbabwe: Arable land

Japan
4.04 million hectares
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.02 million hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
58th

Arable land over time

  • Japan
  • Zimbabwe
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.04 million hectares against 4.02 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 23,590 hectares.

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

Japan ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.46 million hectares 1.14 million hectares 4.33 million hectares Japan
1970s 4.99 million hectares 1.71 million hectares 3.28 million hectares Japan
1980s 4.83 million hectares 2.46 million hectares 2.37 million hectares Japan
1990s 4.64 million hectares 3.13 million hectares 1.51 million hectares Japan
2000s 4.37 million hectares 3.88 million hectares 499,296 hectares Japan
2010s 4.21 million hectares 4.05 million hectares 151,335 hectares Japan
2020s 4.08 million hectares 4.02 million hectares 50,058 hectares Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Japan or Zimbabwe?
Japan, at 4.04 million hectares against 4.02 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Japan and Zimbabwe?
23,590 hectares, with Japan 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 arable land?
Japan ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.