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 21st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,700 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,683 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,660 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,697 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,684 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,669 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,624 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,621 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,625 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,574 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,579 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,597 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,573 1000 ha | -1.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1,573 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 16.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1,573 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 818.11 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
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
- 18 Morocco 1,764 1000 ha compare
- 19 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha
- 20 Turkmenistan 1,646 1000 ha
- 22 Sudan 1,567 1000 ha
- 23 Azerbaijan 1,466 1000 ha compare
- 24 Algeria 1,382 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (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 21st out of 91 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.