Grazing land use over the long term in Japan
Japan: Grazing land use over the long term was 294,800 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
294,800
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
135th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.17 million
in 1951
All-time low
133,378
in 1100
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Japan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 294,800 for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Japan peaked at 1.17 million in 1951 and was at its lowest, 133,378, in 1100.
That places Japan 135th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 143,368 | — |
| 1100 | 133,378 | -7.0% |
| 1200 | 136,281 | +2.2% |
| 1300 | 153,761 | +12.8% |
| 1400 | 174,266 | +13.3% |
| 1500 | 227,680 | +30.7% |
| 1600 | 310,673 | +36.5% |
| 1700 | 481,473 | +55.0% |
| 1710 | 515,803 | +7.1% |
| 1720 | 588,460 | +14.1% |
| 1730 | 582,939 | -0.9% |
| 1740 | 577,455 | -0.9% |
| 1750 | 519,888 | -10.0% |
| 1760 | 511,054 | -1.7% |
| 1770 | 502,004 | -1.8% |
| 1780 | 443,472 | -11.7% |
| 1790 | 434,999 | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 426,414 | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 432,785 | +1.5% |
| 1820 | 438,729 | +1.4% |
| 1830 | 514,057 | +17.2% |
| 1840 | 522,635 | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 530,993 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 495,589 | -6.7% |
| 1870 | 507,905 | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 538,382 | +6.0% |
| 1890 | 521,509 | -3.1% |
| 1900 | 575,554 | +10.4% |
| 1910 | 639,216 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 700,796 | +9.6% |
| 1930 | 796,073 | +13.6% |
| 1940 | 1.03 million | +29.4% |
| 1950 | 1.16 million | +12.2% |
| 1951 | 1.17 million | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.07 million | -8.5% |
| 1953 | 1.07 million | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 1.07 million | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 965,306 | -10.0% |
| 1956 | 964,140 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 961,906 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 958,799 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 955,008 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.10 million | +15.2% |
| 1961 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 802,000 | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 787,000 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 775,000 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 762,000 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 750,000 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 737,000 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 725,000 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 714,000 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 702,000 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 691,000 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 679,000 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 668,000 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 658,000 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 647,000 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 637,000 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 627,000 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 618,000 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 608,000 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 599,000 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 589,000 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 580,000 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 571,000 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 562,000 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 542,000 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 524,000 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 506,000 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 488,000 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 471,000 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 455,000 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 428,000 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 420,000 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 412,000 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 404,000 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 396,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 388,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 382,400 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 376,800 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 371,200 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 365,600 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 360,000 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 358,000 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 356,000 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 354,000 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 352,000 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 350,000 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 342,000 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 334,000 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 326,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 318,000 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 310,000 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 310,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 302,800 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 298,800 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 294,800 | -1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 294,800 is below the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 75% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Japan's 294,800 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190,000, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +55.0% | 310,673 | 481,473 |
| 1600 | +36.5% | 227,680 | 310,673 |
| 1500 | +30.7% | 174,266 | 227,680 |
| 1940 | +29.4% | 796,073 | 1.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 143,368 | 143,368 | 143,368 | 1 |
| 1100s | 133,378 | 133,378 | 133,378 | 1 |
| 1200s | 136,281 | 136,281 | 136,281 | 1 |
| 1300s | 153,761 | 153,761 | 153,761 | 1 |
| 1400s | 174,266 | 174,266 | 174,266 | 1 |
| 1500s | 227,680 | 227,680 | 227,680 | 1 |
| 1600s | 310,673 | 310,673 | 310,673 | 1 |
| 1700s | 481,473 | 481,473 | 481,473 | 1 |
| 1710s | 515,803 | 515,803 | 515,803 | 1 |
| 1720s | 588,460 | 588,460 | 588,460 | 1 |
| 1730s | 582,939 | 582,939 | 582,939 | 1 |
| 1740s | 577,455 | 577,455 | 577,455 | 1 |
| 1750s | 519,888 | 519,888 | 519,888 | 1 |
| 1760s | 511,054 | 511,054 | 511,054 | 1 |
| 1770s | 502,004 | 502,004 | 502,004 | 1 |
| 1780s | 443,472 | 443,472 | 443,472 | 1 |
| 1790s | 434,999 | 434,999 | 434,999 | 1 |
| 1800s | 426,414 | 426,414 | 426,414 | 1 |
| 1810s | 432,785 | 432,785 | 432,785 | 1 |
| 1820s | 438,729 | 438,729 | 438,729 | 1 |
| 1830s | 514,057 | 514,057 | 514,057 | 1 |
| 1840s | 522,635 | 522,635 | 522,635 | 1 |
| 1850s | 530,993 | 530,993 | 530,993 | 1 |
| 1860s | 495,589 | 495,589 | 495,589 | 1 |
| 1870s | 507,905 | 507,905 | 507,905 | 1 |
| 1880s | 538,382 | 538,382 | 538,382 | 1 |
| 1890s | 521,509 | 521,509 | 521,509 | 1 |
| 1900s | 575,554 | 575,554 | 575,554 | 1 |
| 1910s | 639,216 | 639,216 | 639,216 | 1 |
| 1920s | 700,796 | 700,796 | 700,796 | 1 |
| 1930s | 796,073 | 796,073 | 796,073 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.03 million | 955,008 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 990,000 | 900,000 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 765,400 | 702,000 | 900,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 643,200 | 599,000 | 691,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 528,800 | 455,000 | 589,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 394,400 | 365,600 | 428,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,000 | 318,000 | 360,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 304,400 | 294,800 | 310,000 | 6 |
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More environment data for Japan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0024 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8198 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Japan?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Japan was 294,800 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1951.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,378 in 1100.
- How does Japan rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Japan ranks 135th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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