Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Japan

Japan: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,573 1000 ha in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
1,573 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
18th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1,702 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
1,573 1000 ha
in 2014
Years of data
14
2001–2014

Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Japan, 2001–2014

05001.0k1.5k2001200720142001: 1.7k 1000 ha2002: 1.7k 1000 ha2003: 1.7k 1000 ha2004: 1.7k 1000 ha2005: 1.7k 1000 ha2006: 1.7k 1000 ha2007: 1.7k 1000 ha2008: 1.6k 1000 ha2009: 1.6k 1000 ha2010: 1.6k 1000 ha2011: 1.6k 1000 ha2012: 1.6k 1000 ha2013: 1.6k 1000 ha2014: 1.6k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Morocco 1,764 1000 ha compare
  2. 16 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha
  3. 17 Turkmenistan 1,646 1000 ha
  4. 19 Sudan 1,567 1000 ha
  5. 20 Azerbaijan 1,466 1000 ha compare
  6. 21 Algeria 1,382 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

More environment data for Japan

All data for Japan →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
84 places, 1,265 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.