Oranges — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Oranges — Area harvested was 2,416 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oranges — area harvested in Japan is 2,416 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Japan peaked at 19,600 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2,332 ha, in 2014.
That places Japan 63rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 13,900 ha | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 14,600 ha | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 15,700 ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 17,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 18,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 18,800 ha | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 19,100 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 18,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 18,500 ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 17,800 ha | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 17,700 ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 17,400 ha | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 17,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17,800 ha | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 17,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 18,700 ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 19,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 19,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 19,400 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 19,070 ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 18,560 ha | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 17,820 ha | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 16,940 ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 16,170 ha | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 15,220 ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 13,180 ha | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 12,000 ha | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 10,100 ha | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 9,540 ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 8,770 ha | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 8,000 ha | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 7,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 7,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 6,600 ha | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 6,160 ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 5,900 ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 5,470 ha | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 5,240 ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 5,020 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 4,760 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4,590 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4,300 ha | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 4,350 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,300 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4,250 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,170 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3,629 ha | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 3,035 ha | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 2,687 ha | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 2,332 ha | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2,382 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,467 ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,394 ha | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,414 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,425 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,411 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,417 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,417 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,415 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,416 ha | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2,416 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 51 ha, 47.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2,416 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,762 ha, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,800 ha | 12,100 ha | 19,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,000 ha | 17,400 ha | 18,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,536 ha | 13,180 ha | 19,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,667 ha | 6,160 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,818 ha | 4,250 ha | 5,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,794 ha | 2,332 ha | 4,170 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,415 ha | 2,411 ha | 2,417 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 60 Togo 3,223 ha compare
- 61 Mozambique 2,680 ha compare
- 62 Jordan 2,633 ha compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 2,329 ha compare
- 65 El Salvador 2,221 ha compare
- 66 Liberia 2,110 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 oranges — area harvested in Japan?
- Oranges — area harvested in Japan was 2,416 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 19,600 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,332 ha in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 63rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Oranges — 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.