Japan vs South Korea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Japan
0.0148 hectares per person
in 2023
South Korea
0.015 hectares per person
in 2023
Japan rank
138th
South Korea rank
137th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.015 hectares per person against 0.0148 hectares per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 138th and South Korea ranks 137th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0446 hectares per person 0.0778 hectares per person 0.0332 hectares per person South Korea
1970s 0.027 hectares per person 0.0571 hectares per person 0.0301 hectares per person South Korea
1980s 0.0219 hectares per person 0.0386 hectares per person 0.0167 hectares per person South Korea
1990s 0.0184 hectares per person 0.0278 hectares per person 0.0094 hectares per person South Korea
2000s 0.0156 hectares per person 0.0226 hectares per person 0.007 hectares per person South Korea
2010s 0.0151 hectares per person 0.0173 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person South Korea
2020s 0.0148 hectares per person 0.0153 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.015 hectares per person against 0.0148 hectares per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Japan and South Korea?
0.0002 hectares per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Japan ranks 138th and South Korea ranks 137th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.