Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Japan
Japan: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,573 1000 ha in 2014. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Japan, 2001–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Japan is 1,573 1000 ha, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Japan peaked at 1,702 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,573 1000 ha, in 2014.
Japan ranks 18th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,671 1000 ha | 1,621 1000 ha | 1,702 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,590 1000 ha | 1,573 1000 ha | 1,625 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 15 Morocco 1,764 1000 ha compare
- 16 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha
- 17 Turkmenistan 1,646 1000 ha
- 19 Sudan 1,567 1000 ha
- 20 Azerbaijan 1,466 1000 ha compare
- 21 Algeria 1,382 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Japan?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Japan was 1,573 1000 ha in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,702 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,573 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2014.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.