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
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) 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.