Which has higher global cropland, Bulgaria or Japan?

Bulgaria, at 2.45 million against 2.30 million in Japan as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria

2.45 million

in 2010

Japan

2.30 million

in 2010

Bulgaria rank

72nd

Japan rank

74th

Bulgaria currently reports 2.45 million against 2.30 million in Japan, a difference of 149,990.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 74th of 179 countries.

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

Decade	Bulgaria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	1.70 million	1.03 million	673,760	Bulgaria
1790s	1.74 million	1.04 million	701,810	Bulgaria
1800s	1.78 million	1.05 million	730,980	Bulgaria
1810s	1.82 million	1.10 million	724,850	Bulgaria
1820s	1.86 million	1.14 million	717,700	Bulgaria
1830s	1.89 million	1.19 million	696,300	Bulgaria
1840s	1.94 million	1.24 million	700,920	Bulgaria
1850s	2.00 million	1.29 million	708,720	Bulgaria
1860s	2.00 million	1.35 million	650,380	Bulgaria
1870s	2.00 million	1.41 million	597,480	Bulgaria
1880s	2.24 million	1.51 million	724,020	Bulgaria
1890s	2.46 million	1.64 million	822,290	Bulgaria
1900s	2.34 million	1.84 million	496,090	Bulgaria
1910s	2.62 million	2.04 million	575,110	Bulgaria
1920s	2.85 million	2.27 million	570,560	Bulgaria
1930s	3.29 million	2.57 million	721,240	Bulgaria
1940s	3.97 million	2.88 million	1.08 million	Bulgaria
1950s	4.26 million	3.10 million	1.16 million	Bulgaria
1960s	4.48 million	3.35 million	1.13 million	Bulgaria
1970s	4.39 million	3.14 million	1.25 million	Bulgaria
1980s	4.06 million	2.91 million	1.15 million	Bulgaria
1990s	4.00 million	2.81 million	1.18 million	Bulgaria
2000s	2.75 million	2.66 million	83,600	Bulgaria
2010s	2.45 million	2.30 million	149,990	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Bulgaria or Japan?: Bulgaria, at 2.45 million against 2.30 million in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Bulgaria and Japan?: 149,990, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for global cropland?: Bulgaria ranks 72nd 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.