Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Japan
Japan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0 1000 ha per person for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Japan peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
Japan ranks 171st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 3% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 168 Bangladesh 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 170 Bahrain 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 172 Finland 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 174 Maldives 0 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Japan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Japan was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Japan ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.