Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Japan
Japan: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0147 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Japan is 0.0147 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0518 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 ha per person, in 2024.
Japan ranks 122nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0518 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0501 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0481 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0456 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0439 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0424 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.041 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0398 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0384 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0333 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0293 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0274 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0261 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0264 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0259 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0243 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0241 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0226 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0223 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0221 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0209 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.02 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0195 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0177 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0174 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0161 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0158 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0152 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.015 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 ha per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0446 ha per person | 0.0384 ha per person | 0.0518 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0219 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0233 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Japan?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Japan was 0.0147 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0518 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Japan ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.