Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan
Japan: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan is 0.0003 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0036 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Japan 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Japan was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Japan ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.