Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Japan
Japan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 87.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Japan is 87.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Japan peaked at 87.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.6 %, in 1969.
Japan ranks 9th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 78.93 % | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 79.34 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 78.66 % | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 78.21 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 79.07 % | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 78.63 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 78.27 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 77.6 % | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 77.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 78.33 % | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 78.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 78.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 78.06 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 78.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 78.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 78.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 78.9 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 79.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.62 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 79.8 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 80.53 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 80.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 81.11 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.52 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.76 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 81.95 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.18 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 82.4 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.24 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.67 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.04 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.36 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.09 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.83 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.45 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.69 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.8 % | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 87.8 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 87.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.7 % | 77.6 % | 79.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.35 % | 77.6 % | 79.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.23 % | 79.23 % | 81.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.11 % | 81.76 % | 84.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.73 % | 85.09 % | 86.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.83 % | 86.45 % | 87.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.73 % | 87.65 % | 87.8 % | 5 |
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)
- 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Japan?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Japan was 87.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6 % in 1969.
- How does Japan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.