Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Japan
Japan: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0029 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0039 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0029 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0039 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 Square kilometres per person, in 2010.
That places Japan 154th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0029 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 43% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0029 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 151 Guam 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 152 Pakistan 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 153 Tuvalu 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Grenada 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.0028 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 — land area, per capita in Japan?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Japan was 0.0029 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Japan ranks 154th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.