Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 139 countries
All-time high
0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 33rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 30 Tonga 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Gabon 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Latvia 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Myanmar 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Romania 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.0033 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 33rd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — 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.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — 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
Inland waters — 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.