Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Japan

Land under cereal production in Japan in 2023 — 1,841,210 ha. Ranked 60 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 62.2%.

2023 1.84M ha −0.7% vs 2022
World rank 60of 180
Period maximum 4.87M ha1961
Period minimum 1.84M ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Japan, 1961–20231M2M3M4M5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,868,480 ha1963: 4,609,500 ha1965: 4,303,013 ha1967: 4,092,940 ha1969: 3,925,820 ha1971: 3,092,500 ha1973: 2,833,610 ha1975: 2,970,510 ha1977: 2,949,640 ha1979: 2,793,552 ha1981: 2,654,960 ha1983: 2,652,555 ha1985: 2,711,736 ha1987: 2,555,938 ha1989: 2,523,524 ha1991: 2,413,369 ha1993: 2,424,140 ha1995: 2,352,386 ha1997: 2,197,439 ha1999: 2,047,487 ha2001: 2,006,684 ha2003: 1,985,726 ha2005: 2,020,451 ha2007: 1,983,627 ha2009: 1,936,221 ha2011: 1,939,505 ha2013: 1,952,515 ha2015: 1,922,104 ha2017: 1,894,128 ha2019: 1,881,220 ha2021: 1,868,407 ha2023: 1,841,210 ha
Change over the period: −3.03M (−62.18%) Average annual rate: -1.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 1.84M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Asia computed 104M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.84M −13,005 −0.7%
2022 1.85M −14,192 −0.76%
2021 1.87M −8,400 −0.45%
2020 1.88M −4,413 −0.23%
2019 1.88M −6,390 −0.34%
2018 1.89M −6,518 −0.34%
2017 1.89M −12,795 −0.67%
2016 1.91M −15,181 −0.79%
2015 1.92M −20,147 −1.04%
2014 1.94M −10,264 −0.53%
2013 1.95M +5,414 +0.28%
2012 1.95M +7,596 +0.39%
2011 1.94M −17,317 −0.88%
2010 1.96M +20,601 +1.06%
2009 1.94M −4,098 −0.21%
2008 1.94M −43,308 −2.18%
2007 1.98M −22,696 −1.13%
2006 2.01M −14,128 −0.7%
2005 2.02M +2,073 +0.1%
2004 2.02M +32,652 +1.64%
2003 1.99M −16,499 −0.82%
2002 2M −4,459 −0.22%
2001 2.01M −38,516 −1.88%
2000 2.05M −2,287 −0.11%
1999 2.05M −6,667 −0.32%
1998 2.05M −143,285 −6.52%
1997 2.2M −23,370 −1.05%
1996 2.22M −131,577 −5.59%
1995 2.35M −95,755 −3.91%
1994 2.45M +24,001 +0.99%
1993 2.42M −6,781 −0.28%
1992 2.43M +17,552 +0.73%
1991 2.41M −58,125 −2.35%
1990 2.47M −52,030 −2.06%
1989 2.52M −11,914 −0.47%
1988 2.54M −20,500 −0.8%
1987 2.56M −123,401 −4.61%
1986 2.68M −32,397 −1.19%
1985 2.71M +24,052 +0.89%
1984 2.69M +35,129 +1.32%
1983 2.65M +15,181 +0.58%
1982 2.64M −17,586 −0.66%
1981 2.65M −68,822 −2.53%
1980 2.72M −69,770 −2.5%
1979 2.79M −1,616 −0.06%
1978 2.8M −154,472 −5.24%
1977 2.95M −28,310 −0.95%
1976 2.98M +7,440 +0.25%
1975 2.97M +37,660 +1.28%
1974 2.93M +99,240 +3.5%
1973 2.83M −102,300 −3.48%
1972 2.94M −156,590 −5.06%
1971 3.09M −353,420 −10.26%
1970 3.45M −479,900 −12.22%
1969 3.93M −91,180 −2.27%
1968 4.02M −75,940 −1.86%
1967 4.09M −101,870 −2.43%
1966 4.19M −108,203 −2.51%
1965 4.3M −115,117 −2.61%
1964 4.42M −191,370 −4.15%
1963 4.61M −145,630 −3.06%
1962 4.76M −113,350 −2.33%
1961 4.87M

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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