Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
152nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Japan 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 149 Cyprus 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 American Samoa 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Vanuatu 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 153 Jordan 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Cayman Islands 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — 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.