Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Japan

Japan: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre was 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.64 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
30
1994–2023

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Japan, 1994–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1994200820231994: 3.3M current US$ per square kilometre1995: 3.6M current US$ per square kilometre1996: 3.2M current US$ per square kilometre1997: 2.9M current US$ per square kilometre1998: 2.6M current US$ per square kilometre1999: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2000: 3.1M current US$ per square kilometre2001: 2.6M current US$ per square kilometre2002: 2.4M current US$ per square kilometre2003: 2.6M current US$ per square kilometre2004: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2005: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2006: 2.7M current US$ per square kilometre2007: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2008: 3.0M current US$ per square kilometre2009: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2010: 3.3M current US$ per square kilometre2011: 3.4M current US$ per square kilometre2012: 3.4M current US$ per square kilometre2013: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2014: 2.7M current US$ per square kilometre2015: 2.5M current US$ per square kilometre2016: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2017: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2018: 2.9M current US$ per square kilometre2019: 2.9M current US$ per square kilometre2020: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2021: 2.8M current US$ per square kilometre2022: 2.3M current US$ per square kilometre2023: 2.3M current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Japan is 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 3.64 million current US$ per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre, in 2022.

Japan ranks 16th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Japan, 1994 to 2023.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1994 3.27 million current US$ per square kilometre
1995 3.64 million current US$ per square kilometre +11.2%
1996 3.23 million current US$ per square kilometre -11.2%
1997 2.93 million current US$ per square kilometre -9.4%
1998 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre -11.7%
1999 2.83 million current US$ per square kilometre +9.7%
2000 3.07 million current US$ per square kilometre +8.2%
2001 2.57 million current US$ per square kilometre -16.1%
2002 2.40 million current US$ per square kilometre -6.8%
2003 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre +8.5%
2004 2.84 million current US$ per square kilometre +9.3%
2005 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre -0.8%
2006 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre -4.3%
2007 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre +2.3%
2008 3.01 million current US$ per square kilometre +9.2%
2009 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre -7.4%
2010 3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre +19.3%
2011 3.39 million current US$ per square kilometre +1.9%
2012 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre +1.1%
2013 2.77 million current US$ per square kilometre -19.1%
2014 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre -4.3%
2015 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre -5.9%
2016 2.81 million current US$ per square kilometre +12.4%
2017 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre -0.8%
2018 2.87 million current US$ per square kilometre +3.3%
2019 2.89 million current US$ per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre -2.4%
2021 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre +0.2%
2022 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre -18.6%
2023 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 6
2000s 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 2.94 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 2.57 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 13 Belgium 2.56 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Germany 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 Ireland 2.45 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Denmark 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Qatar 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 Luxembourg 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Japan?
Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Japan was 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 3.64 million current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Japan rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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.