Japan vs United States of America: Rice — Area harvested

Japan
1.20 million ha
in 2050
United States of America
1.51 million ha
in 2050
Japan rank
16th
United States of America rank
17th

Rice — Area harvested over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.51 million ha against 1.20 million ha in Japan, a difference of 304,270 ha.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 134 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 3.28 million ha 770,279 ha 2.51 million ha Japan
1970s 2.70 million ha 952,533 ha 1.74 million ha Japan
1980s 2.25 million ha 1.14 million ha 1.11 million ha Japan
1990s 2.02 million ha 1.24 million ha 781,167 ha Japan
2000s 1.68 million ha 1.25 million ha 434,551 ha Japan
2010s 1.59 million ha 1.12 million ha 467,998 ha Japan
2020s 1.51 million ha 1.06 million ha 446,358 ha Japan
2030s 1.50 million ha 1.43 million ha 65,620 ha Japan
2050s 1.20 million ha 1.51 million ha 304,270 ha United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.51 million ha against 1.20 million ha in Japan as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Japan and United States of America?
304,270 ha, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for rice — area harvested?
Japan ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
184 places, 10,111 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).