In 2023, the area of cultivated land in Japan amounted to around 4.3 million hectares. The figure decreased compared to close to 4.5 million hectares in 2016. Only about 20 percent of the land is suitable for cultivation as the island nation is covered by mountains.
Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023
(in million hectares)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2024). Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in million hectares)." Chart. November 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Area of Cultivated Land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2023 (in million hectares) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
