Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Japan 163rd out of 176 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 160 Sao Tome and Principe 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 161 Thailand 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 162 Malaysia 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 164 Myanmar 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 165 Saint Lucia 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 166 Greenland 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Japan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.