Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan
Japan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1.82 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.82 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.87 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
1.82 million hectares
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan is 1.82 million hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan peaked at 4.87 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million hectares, in 2024.
Japan ranks 60th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.87 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 4.76 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.61 million hectares | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 4.42 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 4.30 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.19 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 4.09 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 4.02 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.93 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.45 million hectares | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 3.09 million hectares | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 2.94 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 2.83 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.93 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.97 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.98 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.95 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.80 million hectares | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 2.79 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.72 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.65 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.64 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.65 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.69 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.56 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.54 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.52 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.47 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.41 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.43 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.42 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.45 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.35 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.20 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.05 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 2.05 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.05 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.94 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.94 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.95 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.89 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.89 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.88 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.87 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.85 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.82 million hectares | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.35 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.97 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Japan was 1.82 million hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million hectares in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Japan ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.