Barley — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Barley — Area harvested was 65,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Japan stood at 65,000 ha.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Japan peaked at 692,300 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52,000 ha, in 1999.
That places Japan 56th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 692,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 612,800 ha | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 565,100 ha | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 478,300 ha | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 422,200 ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 387,900 ha | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 352,300 ha | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 315,900 ha | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 283,100 ha | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 225,800 ha | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 163,400 ha | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 121,200 ha | -25.8% |
| 1973 | 80,000 ha | -34.0% |
| 1974 | 77,500 ha | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 78,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 80,300 ha | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 77,800 ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 96,100 ha | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 115,600 ha | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 122,200 ha | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 122,400 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 122,900 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 123,900 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 116,700 ha | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 112,900 ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 107,400 ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 111,470 ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 113,880 ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 112,970 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 106,100 ha | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 95,100 ha | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 84,300 ha | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 77,180 ha | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 62,330 ha | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 58,870 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 57,070 ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 57,450 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54,720 ha | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 52,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 53,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 60,540 ha | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 64,490 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 63,600 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 59,860 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 54,840 ha | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 53,820 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 54,220 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56,650 ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 58,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 58,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 60,100 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 60,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59,400 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 60,200 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61,300 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 61,400 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 61,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61,500 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63,600 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 63,100 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 63,300 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 65,000 ha | +1.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 65,000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Japan's 65,000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65,000 ha, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 456,656 ha | 283,100 ha | 692,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,580 ha | 77,500 ha | 225,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,672 ha | 107,400 ha | 123,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,512 ha | 52,000 ha | 106,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,952 ha | 53,500 ha | 64,490 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,540 ha | 58,700 ha | 61,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,800 ha | 63,100 ha | 65,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 53 Thailand 77,732 ha compare
- 54 Afghanistan 70,000 ha compare
- 54 Tajikistan 70,000 ha compare
- 57 Croatia 60,210 ha compare
- 58 Belgium-Luxembourg 52,588 ha compare
- 59 Belgium 48,150 ha 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 barley — area harvested in Japan?
- Barley — area harvested in Japan was 65,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 692,300 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 ha in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for barley — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.