Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan
Japan: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 188.37 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan, 2007–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan is 188.37 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan peaked at 188.37 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.3 Square kilometres, in 2007.
That places Japan 72nd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Land use hidden — 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 | 107.92 Square kilometres | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 107.92 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 119.92 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 119.92 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 153.19 Square kilometres | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 188.37 Square kilometres | +23.0% |
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 | 107.92 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.35 Square kilometres | 119.92 Square kilometres | 188.37 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0093 1000 USD per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Japan was 188.37 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 188.37 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — 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 hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Japan ranks 72nd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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 hidden — 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata