Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Japan

Agricultural land in Japan in 2023 — 46,070 km². Ranked 92 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 35.2%.

2023 46,070 km² −0.6% vs 2022
World rank 92of 209
Period maximum 71,200 km²1962
Period minimum 46,070 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Japan, 1961–202340,00050,00060,00070,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 71,100 km²1963: 70,200 km²1965: 70,040 km²1967: 68,380 km²1969: 66,520 km²1971: 65,430 km²1973: 64,220 km²1975: 63,230 km²1977: 62,400 km²1979: 61,760 km²1981: 61,210 km²1983: 60,690 km²1985: 60,160 km²1987: 59,580 km²1989: 58,780 km²1991: 57,840 km²1993: 56,860 km²1995: 55,620 km²1997: 54,370 km²1999: 53,210 km²2001: 52,130 km²2003: 51,400 km²2005: 50,800 km²2007: 50,268 km²2009: 49,746 km²2011: 49,190 km²2013: 48,920 km²2015: 48,460 km²2017: 47,780 km²2019: 47,150 km²2021: 46,590 km²2023: 46,070 km²
Change over the period: −25,030 (−35.2%) Average annual rate: -0.7 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 46,070 km²
World 47.92M km²
East Asia & Pacific 11.45M km²
Eastern Asia computed 6.37M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 46,070 −280 −0.6%
2022 46,350 −240 −0.52%
2021 46,590 −230 −0.49%
2020 46,820 −330 −0.7%
2019 47,150 −310 −0.65%
2018 47,460 −320 −0.67%
2017 47,780 −350 −0.73%
2016 48,130 −330 −0.68%
2015 48,460 −240 −0.49%
2014 48,700 −220 −0.45%
2013 48,920 −130 −0.27%
2012 49,050 −140 −0.28%
2011 49,190 −340 −0.69%
2010 49,530 −216 −0.43%
2009 49,746 −246 −0.49%
2008 49,992 −276 −0.55%
2007 50,268 −266 −0.53%
2006 50,534 −266 −0.52%
2005 50,800 −300 −0.59%
2004 51,100 −300 −0.58%
2003 51,400 −350 −0.68%
2002 51,750 −380 −0.73%
2001 52,130 −450 −0.86%
2000 52,580 −630 −1.18%
1999 53,210 −550 −1.02%
1998 53,760 −610 −1.12%
1997 54,370 −630 −1.15%
1996 55,000 −620 −1.11%
1995 55,620 −630 −1.12%
1994 56,250 −610 −1.07%
1993 56,860 −500 −0.87%
1992 57,360 −480 −0.83%
1991 57,840 −480 −0.82%
1990 58,320 −460 −0.78%
1989 58,780 −470 −0.79%
1988 59,250 −330 −0.55%
1987 59,580 −270 −0.45%
1986 59,850 −310 −0.52%
1985 60,160 −270 −0.45%
1984 60,430 −260 −0.43%
1983 60,690 −250 −0.41%
1982 60,940 −270 −0.44%
1981 61,210 −310 −0.5%
1980 61,520 −240 −0.39%
1979 61,760 −320 −0.52%
1978 62,080 −320 −0.51%
1977 62,400 −330 −0.53%
1976 62,730 −500 −0.79%
1975 63,230 −540 −0.85%
1974 63,770 −450 −0.7%
1973 64,220 −490 −0.76%
1972 64,710 −720 −1.1%
1971 65,430 −1,530 −2.28%
1970 66,960 +440 +0.66%
1969 66,520 −1,450 −2.13%
1968 67,970 −410 −0.6%
1967 68,380 −580 −0.84%
1966 68,960 −1,080 −1.54%
1965 70,040 −260 −0.37%
1964 70,300 +100 +0.14%
1963 70,200 −1,000 −1.4%
1962 71,200 +100 +0.14%
1961 71,100

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.