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Land area in hectares, per capita in Japan

Japan: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.2928 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2928 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
182nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3899 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2846 hectares per person
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in Japan, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.2928 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.3899 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2846 hectares per person, in 2010.

Japan ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in hectares, per capita in Japan, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 0.3899 hectares per person —
1962 0.3863 hectares per person -0.9%
1963 0.3824 hectares per person -1.0%
1964 0.3784 hectares per person -1.0%
1965 0.3744 hectares per person -1.1%
1966 0.371 hectares per person -0.9%
1967 0.3671 hectares per person -1.0%
1968 0.363 hectares per person -1.1%
1969 0.3587 hectares per person -1.2%
1970 0.3546 hectares per person -1.1%
1971 0.3469 hectares per person -2.2%
1972 0.342 hectares per person -1.4%
1973 0.3372 hectares per person -1.4%
1974 0.3328 hectares per person -1.3%
1975 0.3285 hectares per person -1.3%
1976 0.325 hectares per person -1.1%
1977 0.3218 hectares per person -1.0%
1978 0.3189 hectares per person -0.9%
1979 0.3162 hectares per person -0.8%
1980 0.3136 hectares per person -0.8%
1981 0.3114 hectares per person -0.7%
1982 0.3091 hectares per person -0.7%
1983 0.3069 hectares per person -0.7%
1984 0.3037 hectares per person -1.1%
1985 0.3017 hectares per person -0.7%
1986 0.3002 hectares per person -0.5%
1987 0.2987 hectares per person -0.5%
1988 0.2974 hectares per person -0.4%
1989 0.2963 hectares per person -0.4%
1990 0.2953 hectares per person -0.3%
1991 0.2941 hectares per person -0.4%
1992 0.293 hectares per person -0.4%
1993 0.2921 hectares per person -0.3%
1994 0.2913 hectares per person -0.3%
1995 0.2906 hectares per person -0.2%
1996 0.2898 hectares per person -0.3%
1997 0.2892 hectares per person -0.2%
1998 0.2884 hectares per person -0.3%
1999 0.2878 hectares per person -0.2%
2000 0.2874 hectares per person -0.2%
2001 0.2867 hectares per person -0.2%
2002 0.286 hectares per person -0.2%
2003 0.2854 hectares per person -0.2%
2004 0.2853 hectares per person -0.0%
2005 0.2853 hectares per person -0.0%
2006 0.2851 hectares per person -0.1%
2007 0.2848 hectares per person -0.1%
2008 0.2846 hectares per person -0.0%
2009 0.2847 hectares per person +0.0%
2010 0.2846 hectares per person -0.0%
2011 0.2851 hectares per person +0.2%
2012 0.2856 hectares per person +0.2%
2013 0.286 hectares per person +0.1%
2014 0.2864 hectares per person +0.1%
2015 0.2867 hectares per person +0.1%
2016 0.2868 hectares per person +0.1%
2017 0.2871 hectares per person +0.1%
2018 0.2874 hectares per person +0.1%
2019 0.2878 hectares per person +0.1%
2020 0.2887 hectares per person +0.3%
2021 0.29 hectares per person +0.5%
2022 0.2913 hectares per person +0.4%
2023 0.2928 hectares per person +0.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.2928 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 43% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.2928 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3746 hectares per person 0.3587 hectares per person 0.3899 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.3324 hectares per person 0.3162 hectares per person 0.3546 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.3039 hectares per person 0.2963 hectares per person 0.3136 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.2912 hectares per person 0.2878 hectares per person 0.2953 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.2855 hectares per person 0.2846 hectares per person 0.2874 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.2864 hectares per person 0.2846 hectares per person 0.2878 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.2907 hectares per person 0.2887 hectares per person 0.2928 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 179 Vietnam 0.3123 hectares per person compare
  2. 180 Pakistan 0.3115 hectares per person compare
  3. 181 Tuvalu 0.3056 hectares per person compare
  4. 183 Grenada 0.2904 hectares per person compare
  5. 184 Curacao 0.2871 hectares per person compare
  6. 185 Sri Lanka 0.2807 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in Japan?
Land area in hectares, per capita in Japan was 0.2928 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3899 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2846 hectares per person in 2010.
How does Japan rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
Japan ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.