Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan
Japan: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 218.2 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan is 218.2 Square kilometres, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan peaked at 218.2 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.3 Square kilometres, in 2007.
Japan ranks 70th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.3 Square kilometres | — |
| 2008 | 90.9 Square kilometres | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 90.7 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 106 Square kilometres | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.4 Square kilometres | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 99.6 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 99.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 107.9 Square kilometres | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 107.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 119.9 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 141.4 Square kilometres | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 153.4 Square kilometres | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 188.4 Square kilometres | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 218.2 Square kilometres | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.63 Square kilometres | 66.3 Square kilometres | 90.9 Square kilometres | 3 |
| 2010s | 101.81 Square kilometres | 90.7 Square kilometres | 107.9 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.26 Square kilometres | 119.9 Square kilometres | 218.2 Square kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 67 Malawi 247.9 Square kilometres compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 240.62 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Cambodia 234.4 Square kilometres compare
- 71 Taiwan, China 203 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Papua New Guinea 195.2 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Mozambique 169.6 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan was 218.2 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 218.2 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3 Square kilometres in 2007.
- How does Japan rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Japan ranks 70th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. 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 use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata