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Land area — Japan

Land area in Japan in 2023 — 364,569 km². Ranked 62 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.6%.

2023 364,569 km² +0.02% vs 2022
World rank 62of 215
Period maximum 366,700 km²1961
Period minimum 364,500 km²1996

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Japan, 1961–2023364,000365,000366,000367,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 366,700 km²1963: 366,700 km²1965: 366,700 km²1967: 366,700 km²1969: 366,700 km²1971: 366,700 km²1973: 366,600 km²1975: 366,500 km²1977: 366,400 km²1979: 366,400 km²1981: 366,400 km²1983: 366,200 km²1985: 364,600 km²1987: 364,600 km²1989: 364,600 km²1991: 364,600 km²1993: 364,600 km²1995: 364,600 km²1997: 364,500 km²1999: 364,500 km²2001: 364,500 km²2003: 364,500 km²2005: 364,500 km²2007: 364,500 km²2009: 364,500 km²2011: 364,500 km²2013: 364,500 km²2015: 364,500 km²2017: 364,500 km²2019: 364,500 km²2021: 364,500 km²2023: 364,569 km²
Change over the period: −2,131 (−0.58%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 364,569 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.53M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 364,569 +69 +0.02%
2022 364,500 +0 +0%
2021 364,500 +0 +0%
2020 364,500 +0 +0%
2019 364,500 +0 +0%
2018 364,500 +0 +0%
2017 364,500 +0 +0%
2016 364,500 +0 +0%
2015 364,500 +0 +0%
2014 364,500 +0 +0%
2013 364,500 +0 +0%
2012 364,500 +0 +0%
2011 364,500 +0 +0%
2010 364,500 +0 +0%
2009 364,500 +0 +0%
2008 364,500 +0 +0%
2007 364,500 +0 +0%
2006 364,500 +0 +0%
2005 364,500 +0 +0%
2004 364,500 +0 +0%
2003 364,500 +0 +0%
2002 364,500 +0 +0%
2001 364,500 +0 +0%
2000 364,500 +0 +0%
1999 364,500 +0 +0%
1998 364,500 +0 +0%
1997 364,500 +0 +0%
1996 364,500 −100 −0.03%
1995 364,600 +0 +0%
1994 364,600 +0 +0%
1993 364,600 +0 +0%
1992 364,600 +0 +0%
1991 364,600 +0 +0%
1990 364,600 +0 +0%
1989 364,600 +0 +0%
1988 364,600 +0 +0%
1987 364,600 −100 −0.03%
1986 364,700 +100 +0.03%
1985 364,600 −100 −0.03%
1984 364,700 −1,500 −0.41%
1983 366,200 +0 +0%
1982 366,200 −200 −0.05%
1981 366,400 +100 +0.03%
1980 366,300 −100 −0.03%
1979 366,400 +0 +0%
1978 366,400 +0 +0%
1977 366,400 −100 −0.03%
1976 366,500 +0 +0%
1975 366,500 −100 −0.03%
1974 366,600 +0 +0%
1973 366,600 +0 +0%
1972 366,600 −100 −0.03%
1971 366,700 +0 +0%
1970 366,700 +0 +0%
1969 366,700 +0 +0%
1968 366,700 +0 +0%
1967 366,700 +0 +0%
1966 366,700 +0 +0%
1965 366,700 +0 +0%
1964 366,700 +0 +0%
1963 366,700 +0 +0%
1962 366,700 +0 +0%
1961 366,700 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 9.39M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 364,569 KP North Korea 120,410 KR South Korea 97,600 HK Hong Kong 1,050 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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