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Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Japan

Arable land share in Japan in 2023 — 11.09%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 4.34 pp.

2023 11.09% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 94of 206
Period maximum 15.43%1961
Period minimum 11.09%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Japan, 1961–20231012141619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 15.43%1963: 15.19%1965: 14.94%1967: 14.66%1969: 14.08%1971: 13.98%1973: 13.68%1975: 13.49%1977: 13.4%1979: 13.32%1981: 13.27%1983: 13.23%1985: 13.25%1987: 13.2%1989: 13.14%1991: 13%1993: 12.85%1995: 12.7%1997: 12.53%1999: 12.35%2001: 12.19%2003: 12.06%2005: 11.96%2007: 11.87%2009: 11.78%2011: 11.67%2013: 11.63%2015: 11.54%2017: 11.42%2019: 11.31%2021: 11.21%2023: 11.09%
Change over the period: −4.34 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 11.09%
World 10.67%
East Asia & Pacific 8.69%
Eastern Asia computed 10.18%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.09 −0.06 pp
2022 11.16 −0.05 pp
2021 11.21 −0.05 pp
2020 11.26 −0.05 pp
2019 11.31 −0.05 pp
2018 11.36 −0.05 pp
2017 11.42 −0.06 pp
2016 11.48 −0.06 pp
2015 11.54 −0.05 pp
2014 11.58 −0.04 pp
2013 11.63 −0.02 pp
2012 11.65 −0.02 pp
2011 11.67 −0.08 pp
2010 11.75 −0.03 pp
2009 11.78 −0.04 pp
2008 11.82 −0.05 pp
2007 11.87 −0.05 pp
2006 11.91 −0.05 pp
2005 11.96 −0.05 pp
2004 12.01 −0.05 pp
2003 12.06 −0.06 pp
2002 12.12 −0.07 pp
2001 12.19 −0.08 pp
2000 12.27 −0.08 pp
1999 12.35 −0.09 pp
1998 12.44 −0.09 pp
1997 12.53 −0.09 pp
1996 12.63 −0.07 pp
1995 12.7 −0.08 pp
1994 12.78 −0.07 pp
1993 12.85 −0.08 pp
1992 12.93 −0.07 pp
1991 13 −0.08 pp
1990 13.08 −0.07 pp
1989 13.14 −0.04 pp
1988 13.18 −0.02 pp
1987 13.2 −0.01 pp
1986 13.22 −0.03 pp
1985 13.25 −0.01 pp
1984 13.26 +0.04 pp
1983 13.23 −0.02 pp
1982 13.25 −0.02 pp
1981 13.27 −0.04 pp
1980 13.31 −0.02 pp
1979 13.32 −0.04 pp
1978 13.37 −0.04 pp
1977 13.4 −0.02 pp
1976 13.43 −0.07 pp
1975 13.49 −0.09 pp
1974 13.58 −0.1 pp
1973 13.68 −0.11 pp
1972 13.79 −0.18 pp
1971 13.98 −0.19 pp
1970 14.17 +0.09 pp
1969 14.08 −0.43 pp
1968 14.51 −0.16 pp
1967 14.66 −0.21 pp
1966 14.87 −0.07 pp
1965 14.94 −0.14 pp
1964 15.08 −0.11 pp
1963 15.19 −0.14 pp
1962 15.33 −0.11 pp
1961 15.43 —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KP North Korea 19.06 KR South Korea 14.92 CN China 11.55 JP Japan 11.09 HK Hong Kong 1.9 MN Mongolia 0.73
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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