Agricultural land use, per capita in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.037 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Japan is 0.037 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0756 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.037 hectares per person, in 2023.
Japan ranks 189th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0756 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.075 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0732 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0725 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0715 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0698 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0685 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0673 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0651 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0648 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0619 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0604 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0591 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0579 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0567 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0556 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0548 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.054 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0527 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.052 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0514 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0509 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0503 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0498 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0493 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0488 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0483 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0478 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0472 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0467 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0461 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0456 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0449 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0443 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0437 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0425 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.042 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0415 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.041 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0402 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.04 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.039 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0381 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0372 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0709 hectares per person | 0.0651 hectares per person | 0.0756 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0578 hectares per person | 0.0533 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0501 hectares per person | 0.0478 hectares per person | 0.0527 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0446 hectares per person | 0.042 hectares per person | 0.0472 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.04 hectares per person | 0.0388 hectares per person | 0.0415 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 hectares per person | 0.0372 hectares per person | 0.0387 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.037 hectares per person | 0.037 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 186 Micronesia (country) 0.0444 hectares per person compare
- 187 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0395 hectares per person compare
- 188 United Arab Emirates 0.0374 hectares per person compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 0.037 hectares per person compare
- 191 Egypt 0.0354 hectares per person compare
- 192 Barbados 0.0354 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Japan?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Japan was 0.037 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0756 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Japan ranks 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.