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 218th out of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 % | — |
| 1962 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.73 % | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 2.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.45 % | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 2.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.19 % | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 2.15 % | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.11 % | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.08 % | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.05 % | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.01 % | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.98 % | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.95 % | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.92 % | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.89 % | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 % | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.82 % | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8 % | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.77 % | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.75 % | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.72 % | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.7 % | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.67 % | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.64 % | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.62 % | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.59 % | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.57 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.54 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.49 % | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.44 % | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.39 % | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.34 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.29 % | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.25 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 % | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.15 % | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.13 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.11 % | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.92 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.89 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.87 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.85 % | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.85 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 9% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.85 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.45 %, 25% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (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 218th out of 237 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.