Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Japan
Japan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0118 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0118 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0352 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 ha per person, in 2024.
Japan ranks 36th of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0352 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0347 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0342 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0337 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0333 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.033 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0327 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0325 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0321 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0283 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0255 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0247 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0246 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0242 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0222 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0215 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0203 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.019 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0191 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0193 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0194 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.019 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.017 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0165 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0169 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0171 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0157 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.013 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0126 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0124 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.012 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 ha per person | -0.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0118 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 990.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0118 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 ha per person, 63% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0335 ha per person | 0.0321 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.0283 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.017 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Japan?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Japan was 0.0118 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0352 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rice — 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.