Which has higher global cropland, Benin or Japan?

Japan, at 2.30 million against 2.24 million in Benin as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Japan?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin

2.24 million

in 2010

Japan

2.30 million

in 2010

Benin rank

75th

Japan rank

74th

Japan currently reports 2.30 million against 2.24 million in Benin, a difference of 66,900.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 75th and Japan ranks 74th of 179 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Decade	Benin	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	869,226	1.03 million	155,784	Japan
1790s	835,042	1.04 million	202,698	Japan
1800s	803,287	1.05 million	245,893	Japan
1810s	773,623	1.10 million	323,247	Japan
1820s	755,554	1.14 million	389,426	Japan
1830s	738,422	1.19 million	454,408	Japan
1840s	722,661	1.24 million	517,849	Japan
1850s	708,077	1.29 million	579,203	Japan
1860s	694,856	1.35 million	654,204	Japan
1870s	709,284	1.41 million	695,856	Japan
1880s	721,467	1.51 million	790,703	Japan
1890s	731,503	1.64 million	910,747	Japan
1900s	738,569	1.84 million	1.10 million	Japan
1910s	744,014	2.04 million	1.30 million	Japan
1920s	827,272	2.27 million	1.45 million	Japan
1930s	931,482	2.57 million	1.64 million	Japan
1940s	1.01 million	2.88 million	1.87 million	Japan
1950s	1.02 million	3.10 million	2.08 million	Japan
1960s	1.15 million	3.35 million	2.20 million	Japan
1970s	1.38 million	3.14 million	1.76 million	Japan
1980s	1.58 million	2.91 million	1.33 million	Japan
1990s	1.69 million	2.81 million	1.12 million	Japan
2000s	1.98 million	2.66 million	682,130	Japan
2010s	2.24 million	2.30 million	66,900	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Benin or Japan?: Japan, at 2.30 million against 2.24 million in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Benin and Japan?: 66,900, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Benin and Japan rank globally for global cropland?: Benin ranks 75th and Japan ranks 74th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.