Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 167,982 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 167,982 ha for fruit primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Japan peaked at 446,300 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 167,982 ha, in 2024.
That places Japan 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 313,790 ha | — |
| 1962 | 332,040 ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 347,310 ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 363,650 ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 384,560 ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 403,320 ha | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 415,590 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 427,650 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 432,110 ha | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 435,530 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 442,580 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 446,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 446,240 ha | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 440,540 ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 433,620 ha | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 425,890 ha | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 417,664 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 413,617 ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 411,231 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 407,866 ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 402,187 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 396,024 ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 390,187 ha | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 383,723 ha | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 382,683 ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 377,140 ha | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 372,781 ha | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 366,323 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 344,430 ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 336,586 ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 329,558 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 323,130 ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 317,680 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 305,270 ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 293,803 ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 288,347 ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 277,252 ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 271,692 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 268,171 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 262,845 ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 257,463 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 252,537 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 249,273 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 242,401 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 239,216 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 235,051 ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 228,657 ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 224,928 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 221,210 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 216,478 ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 212,471 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 208,232 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 204,172 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 201,068 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 197,815 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 195,667 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 191,943 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 188,488 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 185,676 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 182,205 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 179,186 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 176,548 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 173,638 ha | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 167,982 ha | -3.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 167,982 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 8.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 167,982 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22,152 ha, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380,002 ha | 313,790 ha | 432,110 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 431,321 ha | 411,231 ha | 446,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 382,334 ha | 344,430 ha | 407,866 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,149 ha | 268,171 ha | 336,586 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,358 ha | 221,210 ha | 262,845 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,201 ha | 185,676 ha | 216,478 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,912 ha | 167,982 ha | 182,205 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 61 Ethiopia 188,026 ha compare
- 62 Republic of Korea 182,423 ha compare
- 63 Germany 168,960 ha compare
- 65 Guatemala 164,731 ha compare
- 66 Czechoslovakia 159,845 ha compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 150,316 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0369 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Japan?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Japan was 167,982 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 446,300 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,982 ha in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — 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.