China vs Japan: Rice — Production, per square kilometre
China
22.16 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
27.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
11th
Japan rank
10th
Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 27.8 t per square kilometre against 22.16 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 5.64 t per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 11th and Japan ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 t per square kilometre | 46.83 t per square kilometre | 37.76 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.59 t per square kilometre | 43.06 t per square kilometre | 29.47 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 17.94 t per square kilometre | 36.53 t per square kilometre | 18.59 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 20.36 t per square kilometre | 34.2 t per square kilometre | 13.84 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.53 t per square kilometre | 30.04 t per square kilometre | 10.51 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.34 t per square kilometre | 29.83 t per square kilometre | 7.5 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 22.53 t per square kilometre | 28.59 t per square kilometre | 6.05 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 27.8 t per square kilometre against 22.16 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 5.64 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 11th and Japan ranks 10th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — 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.