Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 120,384 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Japan is 120,384 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Japan peaked at 601,630 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 120,384 ha, in 2024.
Japan ranks 53rd of 191 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 601,630 ha | — |
| 1962 | 594,300 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 574,690 ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 570,260 ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 521,590 ha | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 492,810 ha | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 450,010 ha | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 425,490 ha | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 382,890 ha | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 341,820 ha | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 318,990 ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 297,020 ha | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 270,260 ha | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 250,240 ha | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 251,560 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 246,610 ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 239,160 ha | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 238,740 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 234,520 ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 233,990 ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 233,210 ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 236,010 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 235,560 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 238,470 ha | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 239,180 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 237,890 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 234,580 ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 230,530 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 223,380 ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 217,790 ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 211,660 ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 206,020 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 202,550 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 192,140 ha | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 189,470 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 186,460 ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 191,437 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 180,110 ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 176,880 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 170,340 ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 166,430 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 162,900 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 157,750 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 156,150 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 155,620 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 154,470 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 151,610 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 151,660 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 149,570 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 147,650 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 145,030 ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 144,880 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 142,610 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 140,370 ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 134,920 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 136,450 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 135,920 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 134,820 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 130,840 ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 126,550 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 124,332 ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 124,173 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 122,879 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 120,384 ha | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 512,630 ha | 382,890 ha | 601,630 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 268,892 ha | 234,520 ha | 341,820 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 234,280 ha | 223,380 ha | 239,180 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,452 ha | 176,880 ha | 217,790 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,650 ha | 149,570 ha | 170,340 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,349 ha | 130,840 ha | 147,650 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,664 ha | 120,384 ha | 126,550 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 50 Belarus 141,000 ha compare
- 51 Algeria 135,414 ha compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 124,721 ha compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 120,225 ha compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118,407 ha compare
- 56 South Sudan 117,807 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Japan?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Japan was 120,384 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 601,630 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,384 ha in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Roots and Tubers, 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.