Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Agricultural land use per person
Japan
0.0371 hectares per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.0327 hectares per person
in 2025
Japan rank
183rd
United Arab Emirates rank
185th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0371 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0044 hectares per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Japan ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 185th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1839 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1100s | 0.1815 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1200s | 0.1465 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1300s | 0.1413 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1400s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1500s | 0.1274 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1600s | 0.1205 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1700s | 0.1126 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1710s | 0.1115 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1720s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1730s | 0.1121 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1740s | 0.111 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1750s | 0.1081 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1760s | 0.107 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1770s | 0.1059 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1780s | 0.103 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1790s | 0.1018 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1800s | 0.1006 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1810s | 0.0993 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1820s | 0.0981 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1830s | 0.0991 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1840s | 0.0978 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1850s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 0.0923 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 0.0909 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 0.0879 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 0.0864 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.0849 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.0832 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.0815 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.0817 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 0.0769 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 0.071 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.4729 hectares per person | 0.4149 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.0506 hectares per person | 0.1779 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.045 hectares per person | 0.1611 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.0404 hectares per person | 0.1306 hectares per person | 0.0901 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0428 hectares per person | 0.0042 hectares per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.0373 hectares per person | 0.0339 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
- Japan, at 0.0371 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0044 hectares per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Japan ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 185th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.