Agricultural land irrigation in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land irrigation was 32.3 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
32.3
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 83 countries
All-time high
33.5
in 2005
All-time low
32
in 2011
Years of data
14
2001–2014
Agricultural land irrigation in Japan, 2001–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, agricultural land irrigation in Japan stood at 32.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land irrigation in Japan peaked at 33.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2011.
Japan ranks 7th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.86 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.39 | 32 | 32.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 6.25 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land irrigation in Japan?
- Agricultural land irrigation in Japan was 32.3 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land irrigation?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2014.
- Is agricultural land irrigation rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land irrigation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).