Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0238 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.1115 ha per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Japan ranks 45th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0977 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1115 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.