Japan vs Malawi: Cropland use over the long term
Japan
4.25 million
in 2025
Malawi
4.37 million
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st
Cropland use over the long term over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.37 million against 4.25 million in Japan, a difference of 111,400.
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 199 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 | 62,384 | 897,616 | Japan |
| 1100s | 992,000 | 74,860 | 917,140 | Japan |
| 1200s | 801,351 | 87,337 | 714,014 | Japan |
| 1300s | 877,938 | 99,814 | 778,124 | Japan |
| 1400s | 1.07 million | 112,290 | 956,050 | Japan |
| 1500s | 1.34 million | 124,767 | 1.22 million | Japan |
| 1600s | 1.74 million | 135,372 | 1.60 million | Japan |
| 1700s | 2.52 million | 145,977 | 2.38 million | Japan |
| 1710s | 2.72 million | 187,708 | 2.53 million | Japan |
| 1720s | 2.69 million | 229,438 | 2.46 million | Japan |
| 1730s | 2.67 million | 271,168 | 2.40 million | Japan |
| 1740s | 2.64 million | 312,898 | 2.33 million | Japan |
| 1750s | 2.62 million | 354,629 | 2.26 million | Japan |
| 1760s | 2.57 million | 396,359 | 2.17 million | Japan |
| 1770s | 2.53 million | 438,089 | 2.09 million | Japan |
| 1780s | 2.48 million | 479,820 | 2.00 million | Japan |
| 1790s | 2.44 million | 521,550 | 1.91 million | Japan |
| 1800s | 2.39 million | 563,280 | 1.83 million | Japan |
| 1810s | 2.43 million | 605,010 | 1.82 million | Japan |
| 1820s | 2.46 million | 646,741 | 1.82 million | Japan |
| 1830s | 2.50 million | 688,471 | 1.81 million | Japan |
| 1840s | 2.53 million | 730,201 | 1.80 million | Japan |
| 1850s | 2.56 million | 771,932 | 1.78 million | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.61 million | 768,185 | 1.84 million | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.66 million | 760,538 | 1.90 million | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.81 million | 749,102 | 2.06 million | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.00 million | 760,329 | 2.24 million | Japan |
| 1900s | 3.29 million | 730,457 | 2.56 million | Japan |
| 1910s | 3.63 million | 674,080 | 2.96 million | Japan |
| 1920s | 3.96 million | 647,597 | 3.31 million | Japan |
| 1930s | 4.46 million | 751,563 | 3.71 million | Japan |
| 1940s | 4.94 million | 863,664 | 4.08 million | Japan |
| 1950s | 5.75 million | 1.17 million | 4.58 million | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.97 million | 1.63 million | 4.33 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.61 million | 2.07 million | 3.54 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.38 million | 2.18 million | 3.20 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.06 million | 2.50 million | 2.55 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.71 million | 3.25 million | 1.46 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.50 million | 3.82 million | 675,000 | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.31 million | 4.25 million | 65,333 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.37 million against 4.25 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Japan and Malawi?
- 111,400, 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 use over the long term?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.