Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
100th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Japan 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 97 Iraq 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Paraguay 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Slovenia 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Eswatini 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.