Tomatoes — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 10,600 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Japan stood at 10,600 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Japan peaked at 20,560 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 10,600 ha, in 2024.
That places Japan 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,580 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,150 ha | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 17,660 ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 18,540 ha | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 18,980 ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 19,560 ha | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 20,140 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 20,560 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 19,540 ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 19,350 ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 19,950 ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 19,250 ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 18,850 ha | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 18,200 ha | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 19,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 18,100 ha | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 18,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18,600 ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 19,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 19,300 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18,300 ha | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 17,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 15,800 ha | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 15,300 ha | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 15,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,200 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 15,100 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 14,900 ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 14,500 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 14,200 ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 14,100 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 14,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,800 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 13,700 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13,800 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13,700 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13,600 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13,300 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13,200 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13,100 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12,900 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12,700 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 12,500 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12,400 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12,300 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,800 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11,600 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11,400 ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,200 ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 10,900 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10,600 ha | -2.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 10,600 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 31.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 10,600 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464 ha, 22.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,412 ha | 14,580 ha | 20,560 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,840 ha | 18,100 ha | 19,950 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,070 ha | 14,500 ha | 19,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,850 ha | 13,600 ha | 14,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,020 ha | 12,400 ha | 13,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,010 ha | 11,600 ha | 12,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,100 ha | 10,600 ha | 11,400 ha | 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Japan?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Japan was 10,600 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,560 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,600 ha in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — 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.