15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value in Japan
Japan: 15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value was 176,072 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value in Japan stood at 176,072 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value in Japan peaked at 176,072 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 176,072 km2, in 2000.
Japan ranks 30th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 176,072 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Papua New Guinea 205,204 km2 compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 189,866 km2 compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 181,277 km2 compare
- 31 Yemen 174,953 km2 compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 170,811 km2 compare
- 33 Namibia 164,468 km2 compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -0.8931 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.17 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 38,619 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 18.82 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 4.76 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 38,619 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 149.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -28.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.66 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value in Japan?
- 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value in Japan was 176,072 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 176,072 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,072 km2 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2 mountain area: total — value rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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