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From a food perspective the problem is so much of Japan isn't arable - 11.6% compared to Germany's 34.1%.
by gozur88 11y ago
From a food perspective the problem is so much of Japan isn't arable - 11.6% compared to Germany's 34.1%.
- laumars 11y agoWhile that's true, Japan aren't unique in that respect either. For example most of the scandinavian countries have a lower percentage of arable land as well as a smaller land area size. Yet, bar Norway, they've adhered to the whaling ban.
- gozur88 11y agoPopulation-wise, the Scandinavian countries are tiny. The problem in Japan is the combination of a relatively large population and a small amount of arable land. Sweden, Finland, and Norway have 21.7, 16.2, and 15.6 people per square kilometer, respectively. Japan has 335.6. While the Scandinavian countries do have a lower arable land % (5.9, 6.5, 2.7) than Japan (11.6), the ratio of population to arable land is much lower.