Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2027 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan stood at 0.2027 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.3024 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.189 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.189 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2143 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2193 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2413 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2839 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2833 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2746 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2746 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2566 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2411 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2499 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2499 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2147 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2235 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2508 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2692 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2969 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2829 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2955 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3024 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2968 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2931 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2918 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2901 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2894 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2873 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2696 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2633 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2581 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2565 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2497 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2532 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2436 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.248 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2521 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2436 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2433 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.242 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2258 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2198 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2203 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2255 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2266 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2247 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2192 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2176 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2156 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2491 ha per square kilometre | 0.189 ha per square kilometre | 0.2839 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2357 ha per square kilometre | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2908 ha per square kilometre | 0.2692 ha per square kilometre | 0.3024 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2632 ha per square kilometre | 0.2497 ha per square kilometre | 0.2873 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2461 ha per square kilometre | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | 0.2532 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2241 ha per square kilometre | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2145 ha per square kilometre | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 53 Puerto Rico 0.2255 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 South Africa 0.218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 0.2061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Madagascar 0.174 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Argentina 0.1708 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Hungary 0.1565 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.2027 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3024 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.189 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.