Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Japan
Japan: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
151st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0006 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0003 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Japan ranks 151st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 42% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 Square kilometres per person, 27% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 148 Israel 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Yemen 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 150 Egypt 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 153 Nauru 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 154 New Caledonia 0.0003 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Japan?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Japan was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Japan ranks 151st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.