Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Japan
Japan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 66.55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Japan is 66.55 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Japan peaked at 66.55 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.79 %, in 1964.
Japan ranks 22nd of 201 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 | 52.9 % | 48.79 % | 59.3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.43 % | 56.28 % | 58.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.95 % | 54.33 % | 55.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.44 % | 54.25 % | 54.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.56 % | 54.36 % | 54.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.39 % | 54.24 % | 54.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.88 % | 55.01 % | 66.55 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Japan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Japan was 66.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.55 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.79 % in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.