Azerbaijan vs Japan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Azerbaijan
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Japan
4.55 million hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
90th
Japan rank
92nd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Azerbaijan
- Japan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.78 million hectares against 4.55 million hectares in Japan, a difference of 233,040 hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Japan ranks 92nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 17 and Japan in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 900,673 hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 202,697 hectares | Japan |
| 1100s | 1.31 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 182,810 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1200s | 1.68 million hectares | 937,632 hectares | 744,888 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1300s | 2.02 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 987,120 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1400s | 1.54 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 297,740 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1500s | 1.82 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 252,640 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1600s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 11,060 hectares | Japan |
| 1700s | 2.17 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 834,760 hectares | Japan |
| 1710s | 1.41 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | Japan |
| 1720s | 1.52 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Japan |
| 1730s | 1.62 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | Japan |
| 1740s | 1.74 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Japan |
| 1750s | 1.86 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Japan |
| 1760s | 1.99 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Japan |
| 1770s | 2.12 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 905,900 hectares | Japan |
| 1780s | 2.27 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 658,760 hectares | Japan |
| 1790s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.87 million hectares | 453,630 hectares | Japan |
| 1800s | 2.58 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 240,250 hectares | Japan |
| 1810s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 118,040 hectares | Japan |
| 1820s | 2.92 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 14,670 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1830s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 87,790 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1840s | 3.29 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 236,940 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1850s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 394,770 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 3.68 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 574,140 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 3.88 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 712,010 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 4.08 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 737,140 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 4.28 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 751,820 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 4.46 million hectares | 3.87 million hectares | 589,960 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 4.62 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | 348,630 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 4.75 million hectares | 4.66 million hectares | 93,480 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 4.82 million hectares | 5.26 million hectares | 434,370 hectares | Japan |
| 1940s | 4.79 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Japan |
| 1950s | 4.58 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.37 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.41 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.45 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.53 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.75 million hectares | 5.10 million hectares | 350,450 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.77 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 71,420 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.78 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 163,313 hectares | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Japan?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.78 million hectares against 4.55 million hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Japan?
- 233,040 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Japan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Japan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Japan ranks 92nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.