Japan vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Tea leaves — Area harvested
Tea leaves — Area harvested over time
- Japan
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 35,100 ha against 4,166 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 30,934 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.4 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th of 45 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,933 ha | 2,153 ha | 46,781 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 57,620 ha | 7,432 ha | 50,188 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 60,410 ha | 7,402 ha | 53,008 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 54,310 ha | 5,826 ha | 48,484 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 48,460 ha | 4,874 ha | 43,586 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 44,070 ha | 4,356 ha | 39,714 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,020 ha | 4,075 ha | 32,945 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tea leaves — area harvested, Japan or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Japan, at 35,100 ha against 4,166 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tea leaves — area harvested between Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 30,934 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for tea leaves — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tea leaves — 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.