Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Japan
Japan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 6.77 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Japan is 6.77 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Japan peaked at 15.47 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6.62 %, in 2020.
Japan ranks 190th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.07 % | 13.05 % | 15.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12 % | 11.37 % | 13.44 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.67 % | 10.19 % | 11.23 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.45 % | 8.55 % | 10.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.73 % | 7.35 % | 8.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 % | 6.74 % | 7.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 % | 6.62 % | 6.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 187 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 8.39 % compare
- 188 Dominica 8.16 % compare
- 189 Rwanda 6.92 % compare
- 191 Bangladesh 6.38 % compare
- 192 India 5.73 % compare
- 193 French Polynesia 5.46 % 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -20.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5479 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Japan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Japan was 6.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.47 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 % in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Japan ranks 190th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.