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Surface area — Japan

Surface area in Japan in 2023 — 377,969 km². Ranked 63 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 377,969 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 63of 215
Period maximum 377,974 km²2018
Period minimum 377,800 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Japan, 1961–2023377,800377,850377,900377,950378,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 377,800 km²1963: 377,800 km²1965: 377,800 km²1967: 377,800 km²1969: 377,800 km²1971: 377,800 km²1973: 377,800 km²1975: 377,800 km²1977: 377,800 km²1979: 377,800 km²1981: 377,800 km²1983: 377,800 km²1985: 377,800 km²1987: 377,800 km²1989: 377,800 km²1991: 377,800 km²1993: 377,800 km²1995: 377,800 km²1997: 377,800 km²1999: 377,800 km²2001: 377,880 km²2003: 377,900 km²2005: 377,910 km²2007: 377,930 km²2009: 377,947 km²2011: 377,955 km²2013: 377,962 km²2015: 377,971 km²2017: 377,970 km²2019: 377,974 km²2021: 377,974 km²2023: 377,969 km²
Change over the period: +169 (+0.04%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 377,969 km²
World 141M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.79M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.73M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 377,969 +0 +0%
2022 377,969 −5 −0%
2021 377,974 +0 +0%
2020 377,974 +0 +0%
2019 377,974 +0 +0%
2018 377,974 +4 +0%
2017 377,970 +0 +0%
2016 377,970 −1 −0%
2015 377,971 +9 +0%
2014 377,962 +0 +0%
2013 377,962 +2 +0%
2012 377,960 +5 +0%
2011 377,955 +5 +0%
2010 377,950 +3 +0%
2009 377,947 +7 +0%
2008 377,940 +10 +0%
2007 377,930 +10 +0%
2006 377,920 +10 +0%
2005 377,910 +0 +0%
2004 377,910 +10 +0%
2003 377,900 +10 +0%
2002 377,890 +10 +0%
2001 377,880 +80 +0.02%
2000 377,800 +0 +0%
1999 377,800 +0 +0%
1998 377,800 +0 +0%
1997 377,800 +0 +0%
1996 377,800 +0 +0%
1995 377,800 +0 +0%
1994 377,800 +0 +0%
1993 377,800 +0 +0%
1992 377,800 +0 +0%
1991 377,800 +0 +0%
1990 377,800 +0 +0%
1989 377,800 +0 +0%
1988 377,800 +0 +0%
1987 377,800 +0 +0%
1986 377,800 +0 +0%
1985 377,800 +0 +0%
1984 377,800 +0 +0%
1983 377,800 +0 +0%
1982 377,800 +0 +0%
1981 377,800 +0 +0%
1980 377,800 +0 +0%
1979 377,800 +0 +0%
1978 377,800 +0 +0%
1977 377,800 +0 +0%
1976 377,800 +0 +0%
1975 377,800 +0 +0%
1974 377,800 +0 +0%
1973 377,800 +0 +0%
1972 377,800 +0 +0%
1971 377,800 +0 +0%
1970 377,800 +0 +0%
1969 377,800 +0 +0%
1968 377,800 +0 +0%
1967 377,800 +0 +0%
1966 377,800 +0 +0%
1965 377,800 +0 +0%
1964 377,800 +0 +0%
1963 377,800 +0 +0%
1962 377,800 +0 +0%
1961 377,800 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 9.56M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 377,969 KP North Korea 120,540 KR South Korea 100,450 HK Hong Kong 1,110 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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How much water is withdrawn relative to the internal resources available.

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