What is arable land use per person in Japan?

Arable land use per person in Japan was 0.0325 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.0602 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Japan rank for arable land use per person?

Japan ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Japan

Name: Arable land use per person in Japan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Arable land use per person was 0.0325 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0325 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

157th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.0602 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0325 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Japan, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0325 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Japan peaked at 0.0602 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0325 hectares per person, in 2023.

Japan ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0558 hectares per person	0.0505 hectares per person	0.0602 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0453 hectares per person	0.0421 hectares per person	0.0503 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0402 hectares per person	0.0389 hectares per person	0.0417 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0371 hectares per person	0.0356 hectares per person	0.0386 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0343 hectares per person	0.0335 hectares per person	0.0353 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.033 hectares per person	0.0326 hectares per person	0.0334 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0325 hectares per person	0.0325 hectares per person	0.0325 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Japan

154 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0429 hectares per person compare
155 Jamaica 0.0423 hectares per person compare
156 Costa Rica 0.0327 hectares per person compare
158 Papua New Guinea 0.0318 hectares per person compare
159 Yemen 0.0294 hectares per person compare
160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Japan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Japan?: Arable land use per person in Japan was 0.0325 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0602 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Japan rank for arable land use per person?: Japan ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.