Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Japan ranks 22nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Malta 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Iraq 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 China 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Spain 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Armenia 0.0074 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard -0.7489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0488 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.