Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 2,323 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,323 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
33rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
2,323 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
280.88 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan stood at 2,323 animals per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 2,323 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 280.88 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 280.88 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 327.24 animals per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 373.6 animals per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 368.15 animals per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 422.69 animals per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 490.86 animals per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 591.76 animals per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 662.67 animals per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 796.29 animals per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 965.37 animals per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 1,058 animals per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 1,203 animals per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 1,330 animals per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1,403 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1,379 animals per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,487 animals per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 1,650 animals per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1,796 animals per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 1,885 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1,936 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,929 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,001 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2,179 animals per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 2,204 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1,989 animals per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 1,996 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2,044 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2,040 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,999 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,943 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,873 animals per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1,867 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,862 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,780 animals per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1,800 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,752 animals per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,726 animals per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,681 animals per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,672 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,660 animals per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,672 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,722 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,732 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,738 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,814 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,969 animals per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1,990 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,009 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,025 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,010 animals per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,959 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,054 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2,054 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,076 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,061 animals per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,097 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,119 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,170 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,202 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,244 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,238 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,254 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,254 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,323 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2,323 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2,323 animals per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 479.35 animals per square kilometre | 280.88 animals per square kilometre | 796.29 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,416 animals per square kilometre | 965.37 animals per square kilometre | 1,885 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,032 animals per square kilometre | 1,929 animals per square kilometre | 2,204 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,796 animals per square kilometre | 1,672 animals per square kilometre | 1,943 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,833 animals per square kilometre | 1,660 animals per square kilometre | 2,025 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 animals per square kilometre | 1,959 animals per square kilometre | 2,202 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,263 animals per square kilometre | 2,238 animals per square kilometre | 2,323 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 30 Portugal 2,526 animals per square kilometre compare
- 31 Belarus 2,524 animals per square kilometre compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 2,345 animals per square kilometre compare
- 34 Switzerland 2,279 animals per square kilometre compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 2,236 animals per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guatemala 2,221 animals per square kilometre 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Japan was 2,323 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,323 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.88 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.