Other land — Area in Japan
Japan: Other land — Area was 6,958 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Japan is 6,958 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Japan peaked at 6,958 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,678 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Japan 70th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,678 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,733 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,789 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,846 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5,915 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5,985 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 6,044 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6,115 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6,183 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6,246 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6,316 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6,352 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,381 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6,407 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6,428 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,449 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,467 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,484 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,503 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,518 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,531 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,569 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6,588 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6,605 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,632 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,660 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,698 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,738 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6,775 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,811 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,849 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6,874 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6,900 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6,931 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6,958 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 6,958 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 8.6× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Japan's 6,958 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 24.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,953 1000 ha | 5,678 1000 ha | 6,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,430 1000 ha | 6,316 1000 ha | 6,518 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,661 1000 ha | 6,531 1000 ha | 6,811 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,902 1000 ha | 6,849 1000 ha | 6,958 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 7,576 1000 ha compare
- 68 Ecuador 7,456 1000 ha compare
- 69 Madagascar 7,201 1000 ha compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 6,882 1000 ha compare
- 72 Italy 6,743 1000 ha compare
- 73 New Zealand 6,403 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Japan?
- Other land — area in Japan was 6,958 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,958 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,678 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for other land — area?
- Japan ranks 70th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.