In 2022, the area of cultivated land in Japan amounted to around 4.33 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.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 21, 2023). Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2022 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, 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 2022 (in million hectares)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2022 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2022 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Area of cultivated land in Japan from 2016 to 2022 (in million hectares) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286406/japan-area-of-cultivated-land/