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

Japan
0.4242 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4448 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
30th

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4448 ha per square kilometre against 0.4242 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0206 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5321 ha per square kilometre 0.4688 ha per square kilometre 0.0633 ha per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.5087 ha per square kilometre 0.4679 ha per square kilometre 0.0408 ha per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.439 ha per square kilometre 0.4532 ha per square kilometre 0.0143 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.4256 ha per square kilometre 0.4454 ha per square kilometre 0.0198 ha per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.4448 ha per square kilometre against 0.4242 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Sri Lanka?
0.0206 ha per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 30th 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.