Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6355 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.6355 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 1.77 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2043 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
Japan ranks 60th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9997 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8792 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7813 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.625 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4535 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3101 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2445 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2431 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2347 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3057 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4067 ha per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5217 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6124 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6221 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6264 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6359 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6418 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6732 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7436 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7734 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7784 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7142 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6547 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5883 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5036 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4166 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.415 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4348 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4321 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.445 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4631 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5021 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5402 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5676 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5822 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5857 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5989 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5753 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5728 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5715 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5676 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5802 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5739 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5767 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5846 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5882 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5824 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5813 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5805 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6036 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6236 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6355 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6355 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6355 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1847 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | -34.1% | 0.3101 ha per square kilometre | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 0.7813 ha per square kilometre | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3253 ha per square kilometre | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | 0.625 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6629 ha per square kilometre | 0.5217 ha per square kilometre | 0.7784 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5067 ha per square kilometre | 0.415 ha per square kilometre | 0.7142 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | 0.5021 ha per square kilometre | 0.5989 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5799 ha per square kilometre | 0.5676 ha per square kilometre | 0.5882 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6115 ha per square kilometre | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | 0.6355 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 57 Georgia 0.8016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Algeria 0.7558 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Finland 0.7539 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Rwanda 0.5377 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Burundi 0.477 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.4435 ha per square kilometre 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.6355 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2043 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.