Japan vs Switzerland: Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Japan
0.3973 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4035 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Switzerland rank
20th

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4035 ha per square kilometre against 0.3973 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0062 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.499 ha per square kilometre 0.5239 ha per square kilometre 0.0249 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.4769 ha per square kilometre 0.434 ha per square kilometre 0.0428 ha per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.4112 ha per square kilometre 0.4145 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.3986 ha per square kilometre 0.4048 ha per square kilometre 0.0063 ha per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4035 ha per square kilometre against 0.3973 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
0.0062 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.