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Egypt vs Japan: Cropland per person over the long-term

Egypt
0.0388 hectares per person
in 2025
Japan
0.0347 hectares per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
169th
Japan rank
170th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Egypt
  • Japan
0.050.10.15100015122025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0388 hectares per person against 0.0347 hectares per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Egypt ranks 169th and Japan ranks 170th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 33 and Japan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.16 hectares per person 0.0647 hectares per person Japan
1100s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.16 hectares per person 0.0647 hectares per person Japan
1200s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.1252 hectares per person 0.0299 hectares per person Japan
1300s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.1203 hectares per person 0.0249 hectares per person Japan
1400s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.1149 hectares per person 0.0196 hectares per person Japan
1500s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.1089 hectares per person 0.0136 hectares per person Japan
1600s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.1022 hectares per person 0.0069 hectares per person Japan
1700s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0946 hectares per person 0.0008 hectares per person Egypt
1710s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0937 hectares per person 0.0016 hectares per person Egypt
1720s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0929 hectares per person 0.0025 hectares per person Egypt
1730s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.092 hectares per person 0.0033 hectares per person Egypt
1740s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0911 hectares per person 0.0042 hectares per person Egypt
1750s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0902 hectares per person 0.0051 hectares per person Egypt
1760s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0893 hectares per person 0.0061 hectares per person Egypt
1770s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0883 hectares per person 0.007 hectares per person Egypt
1780s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0873 hectares per person 0.008 hectares per person Egypt
1790s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0864 hectares per person 0.009 hectares per person Egypt
1800s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0854 hectares per person 0.01 hectares per person Egypt
1810s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0843 hectares per person 0.011 hectares per person Egypt
1820s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0833 hectares per person 0.0121 hectares per person Egypt
1830s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0822 hectares per person 0.0132 hectares per person Egypt
1840s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.081 hectares per person 0.0143 hectares per person Egypt
1850s 0.0953 hectares per person 0.0799 hectares per person 0.0154 hectares per person Egypt
1860s 0.0892 hectares per person 0.0787 hectares per person 0.0105 hectares per person Egypt
1870s 0.0892 hectares per person 0.0775 hectares per person 0.0117 hectares per person Egypt
1880s 0.0892 hectares per person 0.0762 hectares per person 0.013 hectares per person Egypt
1890s 0.0884 hectares per person 0.0749 hectares per person 0.0135 hectares per person Egypt
1900s 0.0884 hectares per person 0.0736 hectares per person 0.0148 hectares per person Egypt
1910s 0.089 hectares per person 0.0722 hectares per person 0.0168 hectares per person Egypt
1920s 0.0965 hectares per person 0.0707 hectares per person 0.0258 hectares per person Egypt
1930s 0.0975 hectares per person 0.0692 hectares per person 0.0284 hectares per person Egypt
1940s 0.094 hectares per person 0.0676 hectares per person 0.0264 hectares per person Egypt
1950s 0.0938 hectares per person 0.0651 hectares per person 0.0286 hectares per person Egypt
1960s 0.0868 hectares per person 0.0609 hectares per person 0.026 hectares per person Egypt
1970s 0.0711 hectares per person 0.051 hectares per person 0.02 hectares per person Egypt
1980s 0.0505 hectares per person 0.0452 hectares per person 0.0053 hectares per person Egypt
1990s 0.0487 hectares per person 0.0408 hectares per person 0.0079 hectares per person Egypt
2000s 0.0457 hectares per person 0.0373 hectares per person 0.0084 hectares per person Egypt
2010s 0.0408 hectares per person 0.0358 hectares per person 0.005 hectares per person Egypt
2020s 0.0388 hectares per person 0.0349 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Egypt or Japan?
Egypt, at 0.0388 hectares per person against 0.0347 hectares per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Egypt and Japan?
0.0041 hectares per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Egypt ranks 169th and Japan ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.