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 23rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.92 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 48.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 49.02 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 56.64 % | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 57.51 % | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 58.25 % | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 59.3 % | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 58.92 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 58.6 % | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 58.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 57.98 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 57.15 % | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 56.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 56.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 56.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.28 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 55.94 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 55.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 55.47 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.91 % | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 54.71 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 54.88 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 54.34 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 54.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 54.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 54.25 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 54.29 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.38 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 54.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 54.58 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.62 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 54.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.73 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 54.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.01 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.83 % | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 65.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.16 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.55 % | +0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 66.55 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 4.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 66.55 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.63 %, 3.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 23rd out of 217 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.