Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.4242 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.4242 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.5387 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4242 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Japan 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5387 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5387 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5387 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5337 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5294 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5318 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5288 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5275 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.526 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5278 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5265 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5244 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5225 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5213 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5218 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5135 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5081 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4926 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4841 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.472 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.462 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4551 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4425 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4349 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4301 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4293 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.429 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4261 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4242 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.4242 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0245 ha per square kilometre, 17.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5321 ha per square kilometre | 0.526 ha per square kilometre | 0.5387 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | 0.472 ha per square kilometre | 0.5265 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.439 ha per square kilometre | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | 0.462 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4256 ha per square kilometre | 0.4242 ha per square kilometre | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 Myanmar 0.4549 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nepal 0.4482 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 0.4448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 France 0.4014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 South Sudan 0.3982 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Iceland 0.3736 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.4242 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5387 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4242 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.