Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.25 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2.25 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.2809 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan is 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2809 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2809 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3273 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3736 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3682 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4227 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4909 1000 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5918 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6627 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7963 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9654 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 1.06 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 1.2 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 1.33 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.4 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.38 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.49 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 1.65 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 1.89 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.93 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.04 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.87 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.87 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.86 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.78 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.75 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.72 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.74 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.97 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.99 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.01 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.05 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.06 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5153 1000 An per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4794 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2809 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.7963 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.9654 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.89 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.93 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.67 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.94 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.2 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 25 Pakistan 2.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belarus 2.3 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 27 Switzerland 2.26 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 2.23 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovenia 2.1 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Japan was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 1000 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2809 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.