Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Japan
Japan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.85 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Japan stood at 0.85 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Japan peaked at 3 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.85 %, in 2020.
That places Japan 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.67 % | 2.45 % | 3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.09 % | 1.92 % | 2.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 % | 1.64 % | 1.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 % | 1.25 % | 1.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 % | 1 % | 1.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.947 % | 0.87 % | 0.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 % | 0.85 % | 0.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 200 Thailand 1.03 % compare
- 201 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.95 % compare
- 202 Malaysia 0.86 % compare
- 204 Myanmar 0.73 % compare
- 205 Brunei Darussalam 0.65 % compare
- 206 Saint Lucia 0.61 % 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 Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (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 — share in land area in Japan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Japan was 0.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 % in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Japan ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in 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.