Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Japan
Japan: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 3.64 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Japan, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 3.64 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan peaked at 3.64 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1277 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1971 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2191 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2485 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2909 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3329 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3815 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4884 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6738 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7568 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8461 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9416 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.92 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.1 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 2.55 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 2.86 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.93 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.98 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.25 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.24 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.23 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.23 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.27 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.34 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.41 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.49 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.43 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.35 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.33 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.36 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.43 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.48 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.48 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.53 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.59 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.64 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.64 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0114 units per square kilometre, 320.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.64 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0676 units per square kilometre, 53.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +38.0% | 0.4884 units per square kilometre | 0.6738 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1726 units per square kilometre | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | 0.2485 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6877 units per square kilometre | 0.2909 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 2.32 units per square kilometre | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 units per square kilometre | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 3.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 3.64 units per square kilometre | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan was 3.64 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1277 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.