Land use hidden — Cropland in Japan
Japan: Land use hidden — Cropland was 42,970 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Japan recorded 42,970 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Japan peaked at 60,300 Square kilometres in 1964 and was at its lowest, 42,970 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Japan 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Japan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,100 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 60,200 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 60,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 60,300 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 60,040 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 59,960 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 59,380 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 58,970 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 57,520 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 57,960 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 57,410 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 56,840 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 56,470 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 56,150 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 55,730 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 55,360 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 55,150 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 54,940 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 54,740 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 54,610 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 54,420 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 54,260 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 54,110 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 53,960 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 53,790 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 53,580 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 53,400 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 53,170 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 52,790 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 52,430 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 52,040 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 51,650 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 51,240 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 50,830 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 50,380 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 49,940 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 49,490 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 49,050 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 48,660 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 48,300 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 47,930 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 47,630 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47,360 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47,140 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 46,920 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 46,710 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 46,500 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 46,280 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 46,090 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45,930 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 45,610 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45,490 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 45,380 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45,180 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 44,960 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 44,710 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 44,440 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 44,200 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43,970 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 43,720 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 43,490 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 43,250 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 42,970 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 42,970 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,217 Square kilometres, 35.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 42,970 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 34.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,630 Square kilometres | 57,520 Square kilometres | 60,300 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 56,075 Square kilometres | 54,740 Square kilometres | 57,960 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,809 Square kilometres | 52,790 Square kilometres | 54,610 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,571 Square kilometres | 48,660 Square kilometres | 52,430 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,086 Square kilometres | 46,090 Square kilometres | 48,300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,987 Square kilometres | 43,970 Square kilometres | 45,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,358 Square kilometres | 42,970 Square kilometres | 43,720 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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 in Japan?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Japan was 42,970 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 60,300 Square kilometres in 1964.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,970 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Japan ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Cropland. 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