Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 30,242 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested in Japan stood at 30,242 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in Japan peaked at 273,800 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 29,944 ha, in 2022.
Japan ranks 92nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 273,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 256,190 ha | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 249,500 ha | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 234,610 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 245,490 ha | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 219,560 ha | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 193,100 ha | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 176,000 ha | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 184,100 ha | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 176,597 ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 175,100 ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 157,600 ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 146,500 ha | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 129,500 ha | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 117,100 ha | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 117,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 94,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 89,225 ha | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 83,810 ha | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 83,230 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 97,120 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 101,900 ha | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 99,380 ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 87,470 ha | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 80,216 ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 87,189 ha | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 89,008 ha | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 92,348 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 90,945 ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 78,241 ha | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 70,192 ha | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 70,769 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 72,860 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 71,450 ha | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 68,250 ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 65,926 ha | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 60,685 ha | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 58,510 ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 56,988 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 59,690 ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 57,286 ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 55,381 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 54,962 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 50,058 ha | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 42,748 ha | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 43,682 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 43,607 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 43,505 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42,870 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 41,369 ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 40,989 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 41,988 ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41,870 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 38,034 ha | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 30,458 ha | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 30,459 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,654 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 32,958 ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 34,555 ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 30,946 ha | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 29,944 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 31,243 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 30,242 ha | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 30,242 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,874 ha, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 30,242 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,242 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235,361 ha | 176,000 ha | 273,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 138,722 ha | 89,225 ha | 184,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 90,167 ha | 80,216 ha | 101,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,783 ha | 58,510 ha | 90,945 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,791 ha | 42,748 ha | 59,690 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,265 ha | 30,458 ha | 42,870 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,386 ha | 29,944 ha | 34,555 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 pulses, total — area harvested in Japan?
- Pulses, total — area harvested in Japan was 30,242 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 273,800 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,944 ha in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.