Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per square kilometre was 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.4156 1000 An per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1525 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1525 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1923 1000 An per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1976 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.218 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2402 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2215 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2428 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2659 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2997 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3223 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3379 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.331 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3301 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3297 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3177 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3212 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3284 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3379 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3377 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3327 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3369 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3423 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3422 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3481 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3555 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3708 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3797 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3812 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3756 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3821 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3983 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4061 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.405 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4022 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3993 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.401 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3986 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3927 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3851 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.382 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3778 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3767 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3765 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3704 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3756 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3917 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.391 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3838 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3843 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3768 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3717 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3651 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3663 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4156 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3692 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3734 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3814 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.389 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4116 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.386 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3767 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0805 1000 An per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.07 1000 An per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.1% | 0.1525 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1923 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2256 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1525 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2997 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3294 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3177 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3379 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3539 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3327 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3812 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3961 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3756 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4061 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3811 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3704 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3917 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3793 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3651 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4156 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3817 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4116 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 Seychelles 0.3848 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 14 Tuvalu 0.3667 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 15 China 0.3596 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.3372 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 18 Palestine 0.332 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 19 Malaysia 0.331 1000 An 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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.3527 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4156 1000 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1525 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying 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.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying 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
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying 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.