Italy vs Japan: Global meat production, per square kilometre

Italy
11.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan
11.52 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Japan rank
23rd

Global meat production, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
2.557.51012.5196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and Japan ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre 2.89 tonnes per square kilometre 3.43 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1970s 9.86 tonnes per square kilometre 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1980s 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre 9.14 tonnes per square kilometre 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1990s 13.19 tonnes per square kilometre 8.86 tonnes per square kilometre 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2000s 13.18 tonnes per square kilometre 8.41 tonnes per square kilometre 4.77 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2010s 12.75 tonnes per square kilometre 10.23 tonnes per square kilometre 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2020s 11.46 tonnes per square kilometre 11.44 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0276 tonnes per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre against 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Italy and Japan?
0.1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 24th and Japan ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global meat production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,357 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.