Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 161,166 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Japan is 161,166 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil 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 85th out of 186 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 570,470 ha | — |
| 1962 | 524,230 ha | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 452,870 ha | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 414,230 ha | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 347,500 ha | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 309,010 ha | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 263,240 ha | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 223,310 ha | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 192,490 ha | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 175,900 ha | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 172,160 ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 152,410 ha | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 144,500 ha | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 144,680 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 132,310 ha | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 124,940 ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 117,940 ha | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 164,890 ha | +39.8% |
| 1979 | 167,100 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 178,320 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 183,310 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 179,890 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 175,580 ha | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 165,127 ha | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 162,327 ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 164,449 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 187,021 ha | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 184,680 ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 172,010 ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 165,425 ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 178,815 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 144,927 ha | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 118,553 ha | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 98,300 ha | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 109,951 ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 124,493 ha | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 96,200 ha | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 121,400 ha | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 120,124 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 133,640 ha | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 154,948 ha | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 160,637 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 162,364 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 146,738 ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 143,767 ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 151,464 ha | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 147,453 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 155,989 ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 154,122 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 146,671 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 145,861 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 139,911 ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 137,381 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 139,936 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 150,356 ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 158,554 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 158,626 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 154,915 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 151,755 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 149,775 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 153,885 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 159,236 ha | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 162,176 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 161,166 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 82 Ecuador 186,859 ha compare
- 83 Denmark 178,356 ha compare
- 84 Afghanistan 177,405 ha compare
- 86 Guinea-Bissau 156,837 ha compare
- 87 Austria 155,749 ha compare
- 88 Madagascar 148,104 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Japan?
- Oilcrops, oil 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, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 570,470 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,200 ha in 1997.
- How does Japan rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — 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.