What is cropland per person over the long term in Japan?

Cropland per person over the long term in Japan was 0.0347 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 in 2025.

How does Japan rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Japan ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Japan

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Japan
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0347 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0347

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

169th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.16

in 1000

All-time low

0.0347

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Japan, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0347 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Japan peaked at 0.16 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0347, in 2025.

That places Japan 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.16	0.16	0.16	1
1100s	0.16	0.16	0.16	1
1200s	0.1252	0.1252	0.1252	1
1300s	0.1203	0.1203	0.1203	1
1400s	0.1149	0.1149	0.1149	1
1500s	0.1089	0.1089	0.1089	1
1600s	0.1022	0.1022	0.1022	1
1700s	0.0946	0.0946	0.0946	1
1710s	0.0937	0.0937	0.0937	1
1720s	0.0929	0.0929	0.0929	1
1730s	0.092	0.092	0.092	1
1740s	0.0911	0.0911	0.0911	1
1750s	0.0902	0.0902	0.0902	1
1760s	0.0893	0.0893	0.0893	1
1770s	0.0883	0.0883	0.0883	1
1780s	0.0873	0.0873	0.0873	1
1790s	0.0864	0.0864	0.0864	1
1800s	0.0854	0.0854	0.0854	1
1810s	0.0843	0.0843	0.0843	1
1820s	0.0833	0.0833	0.0833	1
1830s	0.0822	0.0822	0.0822	1
1840s	0.081	0.081	0.081	1
1850s	0.0799	0.0799	0.0799	1
1860s	0.0787	0.0787	0.0787	1
1870s	0.0775	0.0775	0.0775	1
1880s	0.0762	0.0762	0.0762	1
1890s	0.0749	0.0749	0.0749	1
1900s	0.0736	0.0736	0.0736	1
1910s	0.0722	0.0722	0.0722	1
1920s	0.0707	0.0707	0.0707	1
1930s	0.0692	0.0692	0.0692	1
1940s	0.0676	0.0676	0.0676	1
1950s	0.0651	0.0643	0.0659	10
1960s	0.0609	0.0556	0.0642	10
1970s	0.051	0.0476	0.0552	10
1980s	0.0452	0.0433	0.0471	10
1990s	0.0408	0.0388	0.0429	10
2000s	0.0373	0.0364	0.0384	10
2010s	0.0358	0.0352	0.0363	10
2020s	0.0349	0.0347	0.035	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Japan?: Cropland per person over the long term in Japan was 0.0347 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 in 2025.
How does Japan rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Japan ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026