Japan Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Japan arable land for 2021 was 4,086,000, a 0.44% decline from 2020.
- Japan arable land for 2020 was 4,104,000, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
- Japan arable land for 2019 was 4,124,000, a 0.43% decline from 2018.
- Japan arable land for 2018 was 4,142,000, a 0.46% decline from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
United States |
157,736,800 |
Argentina |
42,208,760 |
Canada |
38,259,000 |
Australia |
31,265,000 |
France |
17,956,560 |
Germany |
11,658,000 |
Spain |
11,550,053 |
Poland |
11,078,760 |
Italy |
7,192,812 |
United Kingdom |
6,009,804 |
Hungary |
4,139,704 |
Japan |
4,086,000 |
Saudi Arabia |
3,430,000 |
Sweden |
2,535,170 |
Czech Republic |
2,475,335 |
Denmark |
2,357,000 |
Lithuania |
2,279,000 |
Finland |
2,243,000 |
Greece |
2,131,930 |
Uruguay |
2,030,605 |
Latvia |
1,362,000 |
South Korea |
1,343,000 |
Slovak Republic |
1,326,000 |
Austria |
1,319,765 |
Chile |
1,313,900 |
Netherlands |
1,003,000 |
Portugal |
965,234 |
Belgium |
865,640 |
Croatia |
857,000 |
Norway |
804,000 |
Estonia |
700,000 |
New Zealand |
616,000 |
Panama |
565,000 |
Ireland |
436,000 |
Switzerland |
395,465 |
Israel |
377,000 |
Slovenia |
180,950 |
Iceland |
121,000 |
Cyprus |
95,157 |
Oman |
82,610 |
Luxembourg |
62,472 |
UAE |
50,300 |
Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
25,000 |
Isle of Man |
23,200 |
Qatar |
21,000 |
Kuwait |
8,000 |
Bahamas |
8,000 |
Malta |
7,800 |
Barbados |
7,000 |
New Caledonia |
5,970 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
5,000 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4,000 |
Brunei |
4,000 |
Channel Islands |
3,630 |
French Polynesia |
2,500 |
Bahrain |
2,100 |
Aruba |
2,000 |
Hong Kong |
2,000 |
San Marino |
1,985 |
Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
Guam |
1,000 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
Andorra |
748 |
Singapore |
560 |
Bermuda |
300 |
Palau |
300 |
Cayman Islands |
200 |
Seychelles |
150 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
80 |
Faroe Islands |
70 |
Japan Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
4,086,000 |
0.03 |
11.21% |
2020 |
4,104,000 |
0.03 |
11.26% |
2019 |
4,124,000 |
0.03 |
11.31% |
2018 |
4,142,000 |
0.03 |
11.36% |
2017 |
4,161,000 |
0.03 |
11.42% |
2016 |
4,184,000 |
0.03 |
11.48% |
2015 |
4,205,000 |
0.03 |
11.54% |
2014 |
4,222,000 |
0.03 |
11.58% |
2013 |
4,238,000 |
0.03 |
11.63% |
2012 |
4,246,000 |
0.03 |
11.65% |
2011 |
4,254,000 |
0.03 |
11.67% |
2010 |
4,282,000 |
0.03 |
11.75% |
2009 |
4,294,000 |
0.03 |
11.78% |
2008 |
4,308,000 |
0.03 |
11.82% |
2007 |
4,326,000 |
0.03 |
11.87% |
2006 |
4,343,000 |
0.03 |
11.92% |
2005 |
4,360,000 |
0.03 |
11.96% |
2004 |
4,379,000 |
0.03 |
12.01% |
2003 |
4,397,000 |
0.03 |
12.06% |
2002 |
4,419,000 |
0.03 |
12.12% |
2001 |
4,444,000 |
0.04 |
12.19% |
2000 |
4,474,000 |
0.04 |
12.27% |
1999 |
4,503,000 |
0.04 |
12.35% |
1998 |
4,535,000 |
0.04 |
12.44% |
1997 |
4,569,000 |
0.04 |
12.54% |
1996 |
4,602,000 |
0.04 |
12.63% |
1995 |
4,630,000 |
0.04 |
12.70% |
1994 |
4,660,000 |
0.04 |
12.78% |
1993 |
4,685,000 |
0.04 |
12.85% |
1992 |
4,714,000 |
0.04 |
12.93% |
1991 |
4,740,000 |
0.04 |
13.00% |
1990 |
4,768,000 |
0.04 |
13.08% |
1989 |
4,792,000 |
0.04 |
13.14% |
1988 |
4,806,000 |
0.04 |
13.18% |
1987 |
4,814,000 |
0.04 |
13.20% |
1986 |
4,820,000 |
0.04 |
13.22% |
1985 |
4,830,000 |
0.04 |
13.25% |
1984 |
4,836,000 |
0.04 |
13.26% |
1983 |
4,843,000 |
0.04 |
13.23% |
1982 |
4,852,000 |
0.04 |
13.25% |
1981 |
4,861,000 |
0.04 |
13.27% |
1980 |
4,874,000 |
0.04 |
13.31% |
1979 |
4,882,000 |
0.04 |
13.32% |
1978 |
4,898,000 |
0.04 |
13.37% |
1977 |
4,911,000 |
0.04 |
13.40% |
1976 |
4,921,000 |
0.04 |
13.43% |
1975 |
4,945,000 |
0.04 |
13.49% |
1974 |
4,978,000 |
0.05 |
13.58% |
1973 |
5,015,000 |
0.05 |
13.68% |
1972 |
5,057,000 |
0.05 |
13.79% |
1971 |
5,125,000 |
0.05 |
13.98% |
1970 |
5,196,000 |
0.05 |
14.17% |
1969 |
5,162,000 |
0.05 |
14.08% |
1968 |
5,320,000 |
0.05 |
14.51% |
1967 |
5,377,000 |
0.05 |
14.66% |
1966 |
5,453,000 |
0.06 |
14.87% |
1965 |
5,478,000 |
0.06 |
14.94% |
1964 |
5,530,000 |
0.06 |
15.08% |
1963 |
5,570,000 |
0.06 |
15.19% |
1962 |
5,620,000 |
0.06 |
15.33% |
1961 |
5,660,000 |
0.06 |
15.44% |