European Union (27) vs Japan: Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- European Union (27)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.46 million ha against 401,880 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 1.06 million ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.6 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 28 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330,568 ha | 3.28 million ha | 2.95 million ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 379,452 ha | 2.70 million ha | 2.32 million ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 375,048 ha | 2.25 million ha | 1.87 million ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 406,260 ha | 2.02 million ha | 1.62 million ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 419,172 ha | 1.68 million ha | 1.27 million ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 443,751 ha | 1.59 million ha | 1.15 million ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 388,920 ha | 1.50 million ha | 1.11 million ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, European Union (27) or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.46 million ha against 401,880 ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between European Union (27) and Japan?
- 1.06 million ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27) and Japan rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 15th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.