Japan vs South Korea: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Japan
0.0345 hectares per person
in 2025
South Korea
0.0286 hectares per person
in 2025
Japan rank
165th
South Korea rank
168th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0345 hectares per person against 0.0286 hectares per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0059 hectares per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 165th and South Korea ranks 168th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 hectares per person | 0.0778 hectares per person | 0.0166 hectares per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0509 hectares per person | 0.0644 hectares per person | 0.0135 hectares per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.0534 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0404 hectares per person | 0.0447 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0369 hectares per person | 0.0379 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0353 hectares per person | 0.0328 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0294 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.0345 hectares per person against 0.0286 hectares per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0059 hectares per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Japan ranks 165th and South Korea ranks 168th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.