Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0447 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0447 ha per square kilometre for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0725 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0447 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Japan ranks 20th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0687 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0679 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0653 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0679 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0491 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0447 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 ha per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0447 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0148 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +28.9% | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | 0.0653 ha per square kilometre | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.05 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Poland 0.049 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 China 0.0453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Belarus 0.0428 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guatemala 0.042 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 0.0418 ha per square kilometre 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0447 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0725 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0447 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.