Japan vs Latvia: Cropland organic soils — Area
Japan
144,837 ha
in 2024
Latvia
144,053 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Latvia rank
20th
Cropland organic soils — Area over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 144,837 ha against 144,053 ha in Latvia, a difference of 784 ha.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,331 ha | 125,166 ha | 56,166 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 173,817 ha | 141,886 ha | 31,932 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 149,876 ha | 145,491 ha | 4,385 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 145,197 ha | 144,019 ha | 1,178 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 144,837 ha against 144,053 ha in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Japan and Latvia?
- 784 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
- Japan ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.