Japan vs Madagascar: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Japan
4.05 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
3.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Madagascar rank
19th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.05 ha per square kilometre against 3.56 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.49 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.94 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 7.38 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | 5.51 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Japan or Madagascar?
- Japan, at 4.05 ha per square kilometre against 3.56 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Japan and Madagascar?
- 0.49 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested 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.