Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Japan
Japan: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.9926 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.9926 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Japan peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.781, in 1977.
That places Japan 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9024 | 0.7959 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8304 | 0.781 | 0.9026 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8535 | 0.819 | 0.8856 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8795 | 0.8318 | 0.9484 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9184 | 0.8949 | 0.9492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9656 | 0.9483 | 0.9764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 | 0.9752 | 0.9926 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 1.08 compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 compare
- 23 Cape Verde 0.9671 compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.921 compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 0.8698 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Japan?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Japan was 0.9926 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.781 in 1977.
- How does Japan rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).