Japan vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cropland organic soils — Area

Japan
144,837 ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
618,649 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
16th

Cropland organic soils — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 618,649 ha against 144,837 ha in Japan, a difference of 473,812 ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 4.3 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 19th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th of 221 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 181,902 ha 601,431 ha 419,529 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 173,817 ha 615,544 ha 441,727 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 149,876 ha 623,126 ha 473,250 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 145,197 ha 618,960 ha 473,764 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Japan or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 618,649 ha against 144,837 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Japan and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
473,812 ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
Japan ranks 19th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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