European Union (27) vs Japan: Spinach — Area harvested
Spinach — Area harvested over time
- European Union (27)
- Japan
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 35,390 ha against 18,355 ha in Japan, a difference of 17,035 ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 25 groups.
European Union (27) 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 | 29,502 ha | 23,722 ha | 5,780 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1970s | 28,687 ha | 23,100 ha | 5,587 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1980s | 29,137 ha | 25,930 ha | 3,207 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1990s | 30,471 ha | 26,740 ha | 3,731 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 32,329 ha | 23,720 ha | 8,609 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 34,135 ha | 21,050 ha | 13,085 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 38,282 ha | 18,971 ha | 19,311 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spinach — area harvested, European Union (27) or Japan?
- European Union (27), at 35,390 ha against 18,355 ha in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spinach — area harvested between European Union (27) and Japan?
- 17,035 ha, with European Union (27) 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 spinach — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Spinach — 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.