Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 63 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested in Japan is 63 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Japan peaked at 43,100 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55 ha, in 2015.
That places Japan 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 42,100 ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 38,500 ha | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 35,600 ha | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 30,100 ha | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 26,100 ha | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 21,400 ha | -18.0% |
| 1968 | 18,000 ha | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 14,600 ha | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 11,900 ha | -18.5% |
| 1971 | 10,000 ha | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 8,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 5,340 ha | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 5,210 ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4,200 ha | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 3,090 ha | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 2,400 ha | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 1,930 ha | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 1,760 ha | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 1,400 ha | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 1,010 ha | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 783 ha | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 744 ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 634 ha | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 502 ha | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 420 ha | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 332 ha | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 312 ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 317 ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 309 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 278 ha | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 200 ha | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 169 ha | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 120 ha | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 102 ha | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 109 ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 94 ha | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 75 ha | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 73 ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 68 ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 65 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 62 ha | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 60 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 63 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 65 ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 65 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 69 ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 55 ha | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 63 ha | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 64 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 61 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 63 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 64 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 63 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63 ha | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 63 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,949 ha, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 63 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,382 ha, 0% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,944 ha | 14,600 ha | 43,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,807 ha | 1,930 ha | 11,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 789.7 ha | 312 ha | 1,760 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 177.3 ha | 75 ha | 317 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7 ha | 60 ha | 73 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6 ha | 55 ha | 69 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2 ha | 63 ha | 64 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 150 Qatar 83 ha compare
- 151 Bahamas 78 ha compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 67 ha compare
- 154 Guadeloupe 50 ha compare
- 155 Maldives 35 ha compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested in Japan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Japan was 63 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 43,100 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 ha in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — 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.