Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Japan

Japan: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 161,166 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
161,166 ha
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 182 countries
All-time high
570,470 ha
in 1961
All-time low
96,200 ha
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Japan is 161,166 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Japan peaked at 570,470 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 96,200 ha, in 1997.

That places Japan 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 366,372 ha 192,490 ha 570,470 ha 9
1970s 149,683 ha 117,940 ha 175,900 ha 10
1980s 175,271 ha 162,327 ha 187,021 ha 10
1990s 127,819 ha 96,200 ha 178,815 ha 10
2000s 151,112 ha 133,640 ha 162,364 ha 10
2010s 148,397 ha 137,381 ha 158,626 ha 10
2020s 157,248 ha 149,775 ha 162,176 ha 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 77 Denmark 178,356 ha compare
  2. 78 Croatia 177,647 ha compare
  3. 79 Afghanistan 175,218 ha compare
  4. 81 Guinea-Bissau 156,837 ha compare
  5. 82 Austria 155,749 ha compare
  6. 83 Republic of Korea 138,028 ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Japan?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Japan was 161,166 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 570,470 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 96,200 ha in 1997.
How does Japan rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Japan ranks 80th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 data points, 1961–2024
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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.