Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 15,200 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, treenuts, total — area harvested in Japan stood at 15,200 ha.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Japan peaked at 44,300 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Japan 45th out of 122 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.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,300 ha | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 16,100 ha | +30.9% |
| 1964 | 22,600 ha | +40.4% |
| 1965 | 27,100 ha | +19.9% |
| 1966 | 29,800 ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 33,500 ha | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 36,100 ha | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 37,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 39,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 40,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 41,700 ha | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 43,200 ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 44,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 44,300 ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 43,600 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 43,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 43,200 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 43,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 44,100 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43,800 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 43,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 43,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 42,900 ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 42,200 ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 41,400 ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 40,600 ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 35,900 ha | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 38,300 ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 37,600 ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 36,700 ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 35,500 ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 34,400 ha | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 33,300 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 30,100 ha | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 29,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 28,300 ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 27,500 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 26,900 ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 26,400 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 25,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 25,600 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 25,300 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24,300 ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 23,800 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 23,300 ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 23,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22,100 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21,700 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21,400 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 21,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 20,600 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 20,200 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 19,800 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,300 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 18,800 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 18,300 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17,800 ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17,400 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 16,300 ha | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 15,800 ha | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 15,200 ha | -3.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 15,200 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,005 ha, 15.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Japan's 15,200 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,072 ha, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +40.4% | 16,100 ha | 22,600 ha |
| 1963 | +30.9% | 12,300 ha | 16,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,133 ha | 11,000 ha | 37,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,680 ha | 39,000 ha | 44,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,600 ha | 35,900 ha | 44,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,950 ha | 26,900 ha | 37,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,220 ha | 22,100 ha | 26,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,890 ha | 17,800 ha | 21,700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,300 ha | 15,200 ha | 17,400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 42 Uzbekistan 16,620 ha compare
- 43 Sri Lanka 15,747 ha compare
- 44 Czechoslovakia 15,481 ha compare
- 46 South Africa 15,175 ha compare
- 47 Argentina 15,005 ha compare
- 48 Ukraine 13,840 ha compare
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 treenuts, total — area harvested in Japan?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested in Japan was 15,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 44,300 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Treenuts, Total — 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.