Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan
Japan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.85 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan stood at 0.85 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan peaked at 3 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.85 percent, in 2020.
Japan ranks 189th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 percent | 2.45 percent | 3 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.09 percent | 1.92 percent | 2.45 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 percent | 1.64 percent | 1.89 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 percent | 1.25 percent | 1.62 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 percent | 1 percent | 1.17 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.947 percent | 0.87 percent | 0.99 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 percent | 0.85 percent | 0.85 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Japan was 0.85 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 percent in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Japan ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).