Japan vs Malawi: Cropland extent over the long-term
Japan
4.25 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi
4.37 million hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.37 million hectares against 4.25 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 111,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 960,000 hectares | 62,384 hectares | 897,616 hectares | Japan |
| 1100s | 992,000 hectares | 74,860 hectares | 917,140 hectares | Japan |
| 1200s | 801,351 hectares | 87,337 hectares | 714,014 hectares | Japan |
| 1300s | 877,938 hectares | 99,814 hectares | 778,124 hectares | Japan |
| 1400s | 1.07 million hectares | 112,290 hectares | 956,050 hectares | Japan |
| 1500s | 1.34 million hectares | 124,767 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Japan |
| 1600s | 1.74 million hectares | 135,372 hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Japan |
| 1700s | 2.52 million hectares | 145,977 hectares | 2.38 million hectares | Japan |
| 1710s | 2.72 million hectares | 187,708 hectares | 2.53 million hectares | Japan |
| 1720s | 2.69 million hectares | 229,438 hectares | 2.46 million hectares | Japan |
| 1730s | 2.67 million hectares | 271,168 hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Japan |
| 1740s | 2.64 million hectares | 312,898 hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Japan |
| 1750s | 2.62 million hectares | 354,629 hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Japan |
| 1760s | 2.57 million hectares | 396,359 hectares | 2.17 million hectares | Japan |
| 1770s | 2.53 million hectares | 438,089 hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Japan |
| 1780s | 2.48 million hectares | 479,820 hectares | 2.00 million hectares | Japan |
| 1790s | 2.44 million hectares | 521,550 hectares | 1.91 million hectares | Japan |
| 1800s | 2.39 million hectares | 563,280 hectares | 1.83 million hectares | Japan |
| 1810s | 2.43 million hectares | 605,010 hectares | 1.82 million hectares | Japan |
| 1820s | 2.46 million hectares | 646,741 hectares | 1.82 million hectares | Japan |
| 1830s | 2.50 million hectares | 688,471 hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Japan |
| 1840s | 2.53 million hectares | 730,201 hectares | 1.80 million hectares | Japan |
| 1850s | 2.56 million hectares | 771,932 hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.61 million hectares | 768,185 hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.66 million hectares | 760,538 hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.81 million hectares | 749,102 hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.00 million hectares | 760,329 hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.29 million hectares | 730,457 hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Japan |
| 1910s | 3.63 million hectares | 674,080 hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Japan |
| 1920s | 3.96 million hectares | 647,597 hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Japan |
| 1930s | 4.46 million hectares | 751,563 hectares | 3.71 million hectares | Japan |
| 1940s | 4.94 million hectares | 863,664 hectares | 4.08 million hectares | Japan |
| 1950s | 5.75 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.97 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.61 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.38 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.06 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.71 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.50 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 675,000 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.31 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | 65,333 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.37 million hectares against 4.25 million hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Japan and Malawi?
- 111,400 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.