Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.026 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.026 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
31st
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0976 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
All-time low
0.026 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.026 ha per square kilometre for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0976 ha per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.026 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Japan ranks 31st of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0944 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0905 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0854 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0592 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.026 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.026 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0069 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0755 ha per square kilometre | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 Serbia 0.0361 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.033 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Belarus 0.0275 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cyprus 0.0227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Indonesia 0.0215 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Kuwait 0.0214 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.026 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0976 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.