What is cropland — area per capita in Japan?

Cropland — area per capita in Japan was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 1961.

What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 2017.

How does Japan rank for cropland — area per capita?

Japan ranks 212th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.

Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland — Area per capita in Japan

Name: Cropland — Area per capita in Japan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Japan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.03 ha/cap

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

212th

of 250 countries

All-time high

0.06 ha/cap

in 1961

All-time low

0.03 ha/cap

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Japan, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.03 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Japan peaked at 0.06 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.03 ha/cap, in 2017.

That places Japan 212th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Cropland — Area per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Area per capita in Japan, 1961 to 2024.
Year	ha/cap	Change
1961	0.06 ha/cap	—
1962	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1963	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1964	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1965	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1966	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1967	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1968	0.06 ha/cap	+0.0%
1969	0.05 ha/cap	-16.7%
1970	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1971	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1972	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1973	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1974	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1975	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1976	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1977	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1978	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1979	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1980	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1981	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1982	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1983	0.05 ha/cap	+0.0%
1984	0.04 ha/cap	-20.0%
1985	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1986	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1987	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1988	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1989	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1990	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1991	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1992	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1993	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1994	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1995	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1996	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1997	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1998	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
1999	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2000	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2001	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2002	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2003	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2004	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2005	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2006	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2007	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2008	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2009	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2010	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2011	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2012	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2013	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2014	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2015	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2016	0.04 ha/cap	+0.0%
2017	0.03 ha/cap	-25.0%
2018	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2019	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2020	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2021	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2022	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2023	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%
2024	0.03 ha/cap	+0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

Japan's 0.03 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 30% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Japan's 0.03 ha/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0589 ha/cap	0.05 ha/cap	0.06 ha/cap	9
1970s	0.05 ha/cap	0.05 ha/cap	0.05 ha/cap	10
1980s	0.044 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	0.05 ha/cap	10
1990s	0.04 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	10
2000s	0.04 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	10
2010s	0.037 ha/cap	0.03 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	10
2020s	0.03 ha/cap	0.03 ha/cap	0.03 ha/cap	5

Countries ranked near Japan

212 Bahamas 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Barbados 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 China, Taiwan Province of 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Montenegro 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Naoero 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 New Caledonia 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Republic of Korea 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Réunion 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Brunei 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Nauru 0.03 ha/cap compare
212 Reunion 0.03 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 280 places →

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)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Japan?: Cropland — area per capita in Japan was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 2017.
How does Japan rank for cropland — area per capita?: Japan ranks 212th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland — Area per capita
Unit: ha/cap
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.