Temporary crops — Area in Japan
Japan: Temporary crops — Area was 3,047 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Japan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Japan is 3,047 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Japan peaked at 3,419 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,026 1000 ha, in 2023.
Japan ranks 68th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,419 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,401 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,325 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,332 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,330 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,315 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,300 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,285 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,273 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,263 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,238 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,232 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,226 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,203 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,133 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,102 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,176 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,172 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,162 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,148 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,085 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,040 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3,026 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,047 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3,047 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 22.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3,047 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.05 1000 ha, 40.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,331 1000 ha | 3,273 1000 ha | 3,419 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,191 1000 ha | 3,102 1000 ha | 3,263 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,069 1000 ha | 3,026 1000 ha | 3,148 1000 ha | 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 temporary crops — area in Japan?
- Temporary crops — area in Japan was 3,047 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,419 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,026 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for temporary crops — area?
- Japan ranks 68th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.