What is land area in Japan?

Land area in Japan was 364,569 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 366,700 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 364,500 sq. km in 1996.

How does Japan rank for land area?

Japan ranks 62nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Japan

Name: Land area in Japan
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Land area was 364,569 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

364,569 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

62nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

366,700 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

364,500 sq. km

in 1996

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Japan, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Japan recorded 364,569 sq. km for land area in 2023.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Japan peaked at 366,700 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 364,500 sq. km, in 1996.

Japan ranks 62nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	366,700 sq. km	366,700 sq. km	366,700 sq. km	9
1970s	366,540 sq. km	366,400 sq. km	366,700 sq. km	10
1980s	365,290 sq. km	364,600 sq. km	366,400 sq. km	10
1990s	364,560 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	364,600 sq. km	10
2000s	364,500 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	10
2010s	364,500 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	10
2020s	364,517 sq. km	364,500 sq. km	364,569 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Japan

59 Sweden 407,270 sq. km compare
60 Paraguay 396,012 sq. km compare
61 Zimbabwe 386,850 sq. km compare
63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare
64 Germany 349,430 sq. km compare
65 Congo 341,500 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Japan

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 7.7% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 11.50 million metric tons (2023)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Japan?: Land area in Japan was 364,569 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 366,700 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 364,500 sq. km in 1996.
How does Japan rank for land area?: Japan ranks 62nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.