Agricultural land in Japan
Agricultural land made up 12.6% of the land area of Japan in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Japan, 2024
12.6%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
40.1%
Position in 2024
170th of 208
Agricultural land in Japan over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.6% | – |
| 2023 | 12.6% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 12.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 170th highest value.
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
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Pesticide use
10.06e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
39.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
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