Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture was 589 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
589 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
661.4 Hectares
in 1994
All-time low
589 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Japan, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Japan recorded 589 Hectares for agricultural land area — permanent pasture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Japan peaked at 661.4 Hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 589 Hectares, in 2023.
That places Japan 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Japan, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 620.8 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 626.1 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 631.6 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 636.2 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 641.5 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 646.6 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 649.3 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 657.1 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 660.7 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 661.4 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 660.7 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 658.1 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 654 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 650.1 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 647.6 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 644.7 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 641.4 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 640 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 636.9 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 634.5 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 630.6 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 627.4 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 624 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 621.3 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 618.8 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 616.7 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 615.2 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 613.3 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 611.1 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 607.8 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 606.5 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 603.4 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 601 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 598.6 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 596.8 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 595.1 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 593.4 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 591 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 589 Hectares | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 631.24 Hectares | 620.8 Hectares | 641.5 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 654.56 Hectares | 646.6 Hectares | 661.4 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 631.96 Hectares | 618.8 Hectares | 644.7 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 607.04 Hectares | 596.8 Hectares | 616.7 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 592.12 Hectares | 589 Hectares | 595.1 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -20.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5479 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Japan?
- Agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Japan was 589 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 661.4 Hectares in 1994.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 589 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land area — permanent pasture?
- Japan ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent pasture rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Permanent pasture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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