Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land area — Organic farming was 21,815 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Japan, 2009–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Japan recorded 21,815 Hectares for agricultural land area — organic farming in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 119.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — organic farming in Japan peaked at 21,815 Hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,506 Hectares, in 2009.
That places Japan 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Japan, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8,506 Hectares | — |
| 2010 | 9,084 Hectares | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 9,401 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9,529 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9,889 Hectares | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9,937 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,043 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,956 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,366 Hectares | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 10,800 Hectares | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 11,002 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12,027 Hectares | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 14,137 Hectares | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 15,337 Hectares | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 18,589 Hectares | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 21,815 Hectares | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,506 Hectares | 8,506 Hectares | 8,506 Hectares | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,001 Hectares | 9,084 Hectares | 11,002 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,381 Hectares | 12,027 Hectares | 21,815 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Indonesia 71,947 Hectares compare
- 35 Norway 45,175 Hectares compare
- 36 South Africa 39,806 Hectares compare
- 38 Cyprus 10,994 Hectares compare
- 39 Costa Rica 10,360 Hectares compare
- 40 Luxembourg 9,556 Hectares compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 758 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 481 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — organic farming in Japan?
- Agricultural land area — organic farming in Japan was 21,815 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 21,815 Hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,506 Hectares in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land area — organic farming?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — organic farming rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Organic farming. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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