In 2020, forest land covered about 66.2 percent of the land in Japan. While cultivated land accounted for around 11.6 percent, only just over three percent of the land was used for housing. Due to its mountainous geography, only a small part of Japan's 37.8 million hectares of land is habitable.
Distribution of land use in Japan in 2020, by category
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MLIT (Japan). (June 13, 2023). Distribution of land use in Japan in 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276355/japan-land-use-distribution-by-category/
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