Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Japan
Japan: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 13,196 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Japan, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Japan stood at 13,196 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Japan peaked at 13,196 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,496 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Japan 12th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Japan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,496 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 7,715 Square kilometres | +209.0% |
| 2015 | 11,919 Square kilometres | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 12,486 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 13,196 Square kilometres | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,496 Square kilometres | 2,496 Square kilometres | 2,496 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,817 Square kilometres | 7,715 Square kilometres | 11,919 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 12,841 Square kilometres | 12,486 Square kilometres | 13,196 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Nigeria 21,656 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Ethiopia 20,612 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 12,517 Square kilometres compare
- 14 France 12,109 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Spain 11,583 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0.2014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0642 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Japan?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Japan was 13,196 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,196 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,496 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation