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Japan: Arable land (% of land area)

11.04percent · 2024-4.7% since 2014

Arable land 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. Annual figures for Japan from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202411.037
202311.095
202211.155
202111.21
202011.259
201911.314
201811.364
201711.416
201611.479
201511.536
201411.583
201311.627
201211.649
201111.671
201011.748
200911.781
200811.819
200711.868
200611.915
200511.962
200412.014
200312.063
200212.123
200112.192
200012.274
199912.354
199812.442
199712.535
199612.626
199512.699
199412.781
199312.85
199212.929
199113.001
199013.077
198913.143
198813.182
198713.204
198613.216
198513.247
198413.26
198313.225
198213.25
198113.267
198013.306
197913.324
197813.368
197713.403
197613.427
197513.492
197413.579
197313.68
197213.794
197113.976
197014.17
196914.077
196814.508
196714.663
196614.87
196514.939
196415.08
196315.19
196215.326
196115.435

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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