Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 4,298 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4,298 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
27th
of 43 countries
All-time high
5,379 Hectares
in 1985
All-time low
4,298 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Japan, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Japan stood at 4,298 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Japan peaked at 5,379 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4,298 Hectares, in 2023.
Japan ranks 27th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Japan, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,379 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 5,358 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 5,340 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5,316 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 5,278 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5,243 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,205 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 5,164 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,125 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5,082 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,038 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4,994 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 4,949 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4,905 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4,866 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4,830 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,794 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,763 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4,736 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,714 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 4,692 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4,672 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4,650 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4,628 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,608 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4,592 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,561 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,550 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,537 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,518 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,496 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4,472 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,444 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,419 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,397 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,372 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,349 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,325 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4,298 Hectares | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,334 Hectares | 5,278 Hectares | 5,379 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,057 Hectares | 4,866 Hectares | 5,243 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,709 Hectares | 4,608 Hectares | 4,830 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,498 Hectares | 4,397 Hectares | 4,592 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,336 Hectares | 4,298 Hectares | 4,372 Hectares | 4 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0048 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Japan?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Japan was 4,298 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,379 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,298 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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