Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Japan
Japan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 310 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 310 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Japan peaked at 1,100 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 310 1000 ha, in 2020.
Japan ranks 146th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 977.78 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 765.4 1000 ha | 702 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 643.2 1000 ha | 599 1000 ha | 691 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 528.8 1000 ha | 455 1000 ha | 589 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 394.4 1000 ha | 365.6 1000 ha | 428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 345 1000 ha | 318 1000 ha | 360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310 1000 ha | 310 1000 ha | 310 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 143 Slovenia 380.82 1000 ha compare
- 144 Republic of Moldova 331.3 1000 ha compare
- 145 El Salvador 314.7 1000 ha compare
- 147 United Arab Emirates 300 1000 ha compare
- 148 Malaysia 281 1000 ha compare
- 149 Palestine 278 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Japan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Japan was 310 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 310 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Japan ranks 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.