Japan vs Uzbekistan: Cropland extent over the long-term

Japan
4.25 million hectares
in 2025
Uzbekistan
4.42 million hectares
in 2025
Japan rank
62nd
Uzbekistan rank
60th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

  • Japan
  • Uzbekistan
02.0M4.0M6.0M100015122025

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4.42 million hectares against 4.25 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 164,400 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 62nd and Uzbekistan ranks 60th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 38 and Uzbekistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1000s 960,000 hectares 519,118 hectares 440,882 hectares Japan
1100s 992,000 hectares 561,175 hectares 430,825 hectares Japan
1200s 801,351 hectares 603,465 hectares 197,886 hectares Japan
1300s 877,938 hectares 645,984 hectares 231,954 hectares Japan
1400s 1.07 million hectares 688,731 hectares 379,609 hectares Japan
1500s 1.34 million hectares 737,558 hectares 602,232 hectares Japan
1600s 1.74 million hectares 845,348 hectares 892,812 hectares Japan
1700s 2.52 million hectares 953,728 hectares 1.57 million hectares Japan
1710s 2.72 million hectares 1.01 million hectares 1.71 million hectares Japan
1720s 2.69 million hectares 1.06 million hectares 1.63 million hectares Japan
1730s 2.67 million hectares 1.12 million hectares 1.54 million hectares Japan
1740s 2.64 million hectares 1.19 million hectares 1.46 million hectares Japan
1750s 2.62 million hectares 1.25 million hectares 1.36 million hectares Japan
1760s 2.57 million hectares 1.32 million hectares 1.25 million hectares Japan
1770s 2.53 million hectares 1.40 million hectares 1.13 million hectares Japan
1780s 2.48 million hectares 1.47 million hectares 1.01 million hectares Japan
1790s 2.44 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 878,840 hectares Japan
1800s 2.39 million hectares 1.64 million hectares 746,320 hectares Japan
1810s 2.43 million hectares 1.74 million hectares 692,990 hectares Japan
1820s 2.46 million hectares 1.83 million hectares 632,100 hectares Japan
1830s 2.50 million hectares 1.93 million hectares 563,260 hectares Japan
1840s 2.53 million hectares 2.04 million hectares 486,030 hectares Japan
1850s 2.56 million hectares 2.16 million hectares 399,960 hectares Japan
1860s 2.61 million hectares 2.28 million hectares 333,970 hectares Japan
1870s 2.66 million hectares 2.40 million hectares 257,200 hectares Japan
1880s 2.81 million hectares 2.54 million hectares 267,100 hectares Japan
1890s 3.00 million hectares 2.68 million hectares 322,300 hectares Japan
1900s 3.29 million hectares 2.83 million hectares 464,020 hectares Japan
1910s 3.63 million hectares 2.99 million hectares 646,830 hectares Japan
1920s 3.96 million hectares 3.16 million hectares 801,950 hectares Japan
1930s 4.46 million hectares 3.33 million hectares 1.13 million hectares Japan
1940s 4.94 million hectares 3.52 million hectares 1.42 million hectares Japan
1950s 5.75 million hectares 4.28 million hectares 1.46 million hectares Japan
1960s 5.97 million hectares 5.00 million hectares 965,261 hectares Japan
1970s 5.61 million hectares 4.91 million hectares 692,805 hectares Japan
1980s 5.38 million hectares 4.90 million hectares 484,557 hectares Japan
1990s 5.06 million hectares 4.84 million hectares 216,488 hectares Japan
2000s 4.71 million hectares 4.72 million hectares 14,700 hectares Uzbekistan
2010s 4.50 million hectares 4.44 million hectares 56,870 hectares Japan
2020s 4.31 million hectares 4.42 million hectares 104,967 hectares Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Japan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 4.42 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 Uzbekistan?
164,400 hectares, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uzbekistan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Japan and Uzbekistan rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
Japan ranks 62nd and Uzbekistan ranks 60th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – 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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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.