Agricultural land use per person in Japan
Japan: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0371 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.1839 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.0371 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Japan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Japan stood at 0.0371 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Japan peaked at 0.1839 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 hectares per person, in 2025.
Japan ranks 183rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Japan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1839 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1200 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -19.3% |
| 1300 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1400 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1500 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1600 | 0.1205 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1700 | 0.1126 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1710 | 0.1115 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 0.1131 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1730 | 0.1121 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1740 | 0.111 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1750 | 0.1081 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1760 | 0.107 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1780 | 0.103 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1790 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.1006 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1810 | 0.0993 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1820 | 0.0981 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1830 | 0.0991 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1850 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0937 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0923 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0909 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0879 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0864 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0849 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0832 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0815 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0817 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0799 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0796 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.078 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0777 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0774 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0759 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0756 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0753 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.075 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0759 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0752 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0722 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0711 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0692 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0678 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0666 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0643 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0638 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0617 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0603 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0582 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0571 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0561 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0553 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0538 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0531 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0524 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0518 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0513 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0501 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0493 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0488 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0483 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.046 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0453 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0441 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0424 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0418 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0408 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.04 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0389 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0389 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0381 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0377 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0375 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0375 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0374 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0371 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 14% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0371 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 16% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1839 hectares per person | 0.1839 hectares per person | 0.1839 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1815 hectares per person | 0.1815 hectares per person | 0.1815 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1413 hectares per person | 0.1413 hectares per person | 0.1413 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1336 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1205 hectares per person | 0.1205 hectares per person | 0.1205 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1126 hectares per person | 0.1126 hectares per person | 0.1126 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1115 hectares per person | 0.1115 hectares per person | 0.1115 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1131 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1121 hectares per person | 0.1121 hectares per person | 0.1121 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.111 hectares per person | 0.111 hectares per person | 0.111 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1081 hectares per person | 0.1081 hectares per person | 0.1081 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.107 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.1059 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.103 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.1018 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1006 hectares per person | 0.1006 hectares per person | 0.1006 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0981 hectares per person | 0.0981 hectares per person | 0.0981 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0978 hectares per person | 0.0978 hectares per person | 0.0978 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0937 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0923 hectares per person | 0.0923 hectares per person | 0.0923 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0909 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0879 hectares per person | 0.0879 hectares per person | 0.0879 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0864 hectares per person | 0.0864 hectares per person | 0.0864 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0849 hectares per person | 0.0849 hectares per person | 0.0849 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0832 hectares per person | 0.0832 hectares per person | 0.0832 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0815 hectares per person | 0.0815 hectares per person | 0.0815 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0817 hectares per person | 0.0817 hectares per person | 0.0817 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0769 hectares per person | 0.0746 hectares per person | 0.0799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.071 hectares per person | 0.0643 hectares per person | 0.0759 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0538 hectares per person | 0.0638 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0506 hectares per person | 0.0483 hectares per person | 0.0531 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.045 hectares per person | 0.0424 hectares per person | 0.0477 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 0.0418 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | 0.0391 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0373 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 0.0375 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0369 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Japan?
- Agricultural land use per person in Japan was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1839 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Japan ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.