Austria vs Japan: Wheat — Area harvested

Austria
274,230 ha
in 2024
Japan
231,800 ha
in 2024
Austria rank
56th
Japan rank
59th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Austria
  • Japan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 274,230 ha against 231,800 ha in Japan, a difference of 42,430 ha.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Austria ranks 56th and Japan ranks 59th of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 289,090 ha 472,800 ha 183,710 ha Japan
1970s 275,918 ha 119,260 ha 156,658 ha Austria
1980s 299,476 ha 242,100 ha 57,376 ha Austria
1990s 256,528 ha 184,740 ha 71,788 ha Austria
2000s 290,484 ha 207,020 ha 83,464 ha Austria
2010s 300,301 ha 211,370 ha 88,931 ha Austria
2020s 282,120 ha 224,680 ha 57,440 ha Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Austria or Japan?
Austria, at 274,230 ha against 231,800 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Austria and Japan?
42,430 ha, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Austria ranks 56th and Japan ranks 59th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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