Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Japan
Japan: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 3,409 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Japan is 3,409 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Japan peaked at 3,411 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,382 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Japan 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,382 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,399 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,398 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,397 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,399 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,401 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,402 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,404 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,404 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,405 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,406 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,406 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,408 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,410 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,411 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,410 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,410 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,410 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,409 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3,409 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.62 1000 ha, 88.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3,409 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.66 1000 ha, 931.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,398 1000 ha | 3,382 1000 ha | 3,401 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,405 1000 ha | 3,402 1000 ha | 3,410 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,410 1000 ha | 3,409 1000 ha | 3,411 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 China, mainland 15,855 1000 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,027 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 4,060 1000 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 928.32 1000 ha compare
- 4 India 3,952 1000 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 576.34 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare
- 7 Germany 2,597 1000 ha compare
- 8 Argentina 1,761 1000 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 307.14 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 artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Japan?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Japan was 3,409 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,411 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,382 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.