Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1953 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1953 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.6029 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
0.1945 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.1953 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.6029 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1945 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Japan ranks 46th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5945 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5899 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5689 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6029 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5803 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5331 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5001 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5132 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4843 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4336 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4251 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4018 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3778 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3803 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3755 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3585 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3496 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3414 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3369 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3428 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3474 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.349 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3589 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3571 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3567 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3497 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3417 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3286 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3176 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3066 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3055 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.305 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2968 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3015 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2741 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.268 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2551 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2524 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2425 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2392 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2384 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2329 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2228 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2187 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2148 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1945 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1953 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.1953 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.1953 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5519 ha per square kilometre | 0.4843 ha per square kilometre | 0.6029 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3859 ha per square kilometre | 0.3414 ha per square kilometre | 0.4336 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3469 ha per square kilometre | 0.3286 ha per square kilometre | 0.3589 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2943 ha per square kilometre | 0.268 ha per square kilometre | 0.3176 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2418 ha per square kilometre | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2147 ha per square kilometre | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | 0.1945 ha per square kilometre | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 43 Lithuania 0.2353 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Georgia 0.2302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.2175 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guatemala 0.1853 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Guinea 0.1688 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Tunisia 0.1602 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.1953 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6029 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1945 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 46th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.