Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0878 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0878 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.9168 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0878 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Japan ranks 36th of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9168 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8988 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8664 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8203 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7118 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.679 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5964 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5206 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4309 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3013 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2586 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2081 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1841 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.179 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1758 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1774 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1774 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1794 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.177 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.181 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1782 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1511 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1344 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1251 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1221 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1111 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1004 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0977 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0878 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, 15.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0878 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0356 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7157 ha per square kilometre | 0.4309 ha per square kilometre | 0.9168 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | 0.181 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1404 ha per square kilometre | 0.1221 ha per square kilometre | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0878 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9168 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0878 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.