Iceland vs Japan: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.3736 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.4242 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
34th
Japan rank
31st

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Japan
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.4242 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0506 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 34th and Japan ranks 31st of 189 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.5321 ha per square kilometre 0.1591 ha per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.373 ha per square kilometre 0.5087 ha per square kilometre 0.1357 ha per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.3728 ha per square kilometre 0.439 ha per square kilometre 0.0662 ha per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.3736 ha per square kilometre 0.4256 ha per square kilometre 0.052 ha per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Iceland or Japan?
Japan, at 0.4242 ha per square kilometre against 0.3736 ha per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Iceland and Japan?
0.0506 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 34th and Japan ranks 31st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained 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
Drained 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

Drained 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.