Beans, dry — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 29,700 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 29,700 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Japan peaked at 225,000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 29,400 ha, in 2022.
Japan ranks 57th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 223,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 225,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 217,100 ha | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 212,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 200,600 ha | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 214,100 ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 192,300 ha | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 169,400 ha | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 155,500 ha | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 163,600 ha | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 161,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 161,300 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 146,300 ha | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 136,400 ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 120,400 ha | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 109,000 ha | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 109,300 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 87,400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 83,600 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 79,300 ha | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 79,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 93,000 ha | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 98,400 ha | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 96,100 ha | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 84,800 ha | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 77,600 ha | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 84,800 ha | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 86,500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 90,500 ha | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 89,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 76,400 ha | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 68,400 ha | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 69,800 ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 72,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 70,800 ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 67,600 ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 65,300 ha | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 60,000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 57,800 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 56,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 59,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 56,700 ha | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 54,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 54,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 49,500 ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 42,200 ha | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 43,100 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 43,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42,900 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42,300 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 40,800 ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 40,400 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 41,400 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 41,300 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37,500 ha | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 29,900 ha | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 29,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,100 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 32,400 ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 34,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 30,400 ha | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 29,400 ha | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 30,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 29,700 ha | -3.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 29,700 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,547 ha, 8.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Japan's 29,700 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124,615 ha, 24% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 201,200 ha | 155,500 ha | 225,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,920 ha | 83,600 ha | 163,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,000 ha | 77,600 ha | 98,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,710 ha | 57,800 ha | 89,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,210 ha | 42,200 ha | 59,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,700 ha | 29,900 ha | 42,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,840 ha | 29,400 ha | 34,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 54 Zimbabwe 34,488 ha compare
- 55 Philippines 34,331 ha compare
- 56 Afghanistan 30,914 ha compare
- 58 Paraguay 29,000 ha compare
- 59 Estonia 26,758 ha compare
- 60 Serbia and Montenegro 23,162 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 beans, dry — area harvested in Japan?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Japan was 29,700 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 225,000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,400 ha in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 57th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Beans, dry — 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.