Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan
Japan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan is 0.0006 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0023 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2024.
Japan ranks 91st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.002 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0006 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0006 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 88 Ecuador 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 90 Brazil 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 93 Costa Rica 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 94 Mauritius 0.0005 ha per person 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Japan ranks 91st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.