Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Japan
Japan: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0019 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Japan is 0.0019 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0069 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 1973.
That places Japan 74th out of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0069 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 ha per person | -29.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 ha per person | +27.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0019 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0019 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 ha per person, 35% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -35.0% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1972 | -32.6% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Japan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Japan was 0.0019 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Japan ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.