Inland waters — Area in Japan
Japan: Inland waters — Area was 1,340 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,340 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Japan peaked at 1,345 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,110 1000 ha, in 1961.
Japan ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,126 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,140 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,251 1000 ha | 1,140 1000 ha | 1,320 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,324 1000 ha | 1,320 1000 ha | 1,330 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,340 1000 ha | 1,330 1000 ha | 1,345 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,340 1000 ha | 1,340 1000 ha | 1,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,340 1000 ha | 1,340 1000 ha | 1,340 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Japan?
- Inland waters — area in Japan was 1,340 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,345 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,110 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for inland waters — area?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.