The statistic presents the share of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015. In 2015, elderly farmers accounted for 63.5 percent of all commercial farmers, a steep increase from a share of 33.1 percent in 1990.
Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015
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Share of farmers
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The source uses the term commercial farming referring to households managing cultivated land of 0.3 hectares and over, or with annual sales of agricultural products amounting to 500,000 yen or more.
Data prior to 1995 comes from previous reporting.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 27, 2023). Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Percentage of Commercial Farmers Aged 65 Years and Older in Japan from 1990 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
