Which has higher global cropland, Ecuador or Japan?

Japan, at 2.30 million against 2.14 million in Ecuador as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador 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.

Ecuador

2.14 million

in 2010

Japan

2.30 million

in 2010

Ecuador rank

76th

Japan rank

74th

Japan currently reports 2.30 million against 2.14 million in Ecuador, a difference of 160,100.

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

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

Ecuador ranks 76th and Japan ranks 74th of 179 countries.

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

Decade	Ecuador	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	705,947	1.03 million	319,063	Japan
1790s	661,867	1.04 million	375,873	Japan
1800s	619,239	1.05 million	429,941	Japan
1810s	581,180	1.10 million	515,690	Japan
1820s	533,084	1.14 million	611,896	Japan
1830s	636,527	1.19 million	556,303	Japan
1840s	684,901	1.24 million	555,609	Japan
1850s	745,751	1.29 million	541,529	Japan
1860s	784,463	1.35 million	564,597	Japan
1870s	817,959	1.41 million	587,181	Japan
1880s	882,818	1.51 million	629,352	Japan
1890s	926,746	1.64 million	715,504	Japan
1900s	963,020	1.84 million	878,410	Japan
1910s	1.06 million	2.04 million	986,130	Japan
1920s	1.10 million	2.27 million	1.17 million	Japan
1930s	1.13 million	2.57 million	1.44 million	Japan
1940s	1.62 million	2.88 million	1.26 million	Japan
1950s	1.80 million	3.10 million	1.31 million	Japan
1960s	2.25 million	3.35 million	1.10 million	Japan
1970s	2.31 million	3.14 million	823,680	Japan
1980s	2.22 million	2.91 million	688,990	Japan
1990s	2.57 million	2.81 million	242,820	Japan
2000s	2.38 million	2.66 million	287,120	Japan
2010s	2.14 million	2.30 million	160,100	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Ecuador or Japan?: Japan, at 2.30 million against 2.14 million in Ecuador as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Ecuador and Japan?: 160,100, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for global cropland?: Ecuador ranks 76th 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.