The source uses the term commercial farming referring to households managing cultivated land of 0.3 hectares and over, or with annual sales of agricultural products amounting to 500,000 yen or more.
Data prior to 1995 comes from previous reporting.
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Number of full-time commercial farm households in Japan 1990-2015
The statistic presents the number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015. In 2015, the number of households engaged full-time in commercial farming reached approximately *** thousand, down from about *** thousand households in 1990.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 27, 2023). Number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands)." Chart. September 27, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Commercial Farm Households Working Full-time in The Agricultural Industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in Thousands)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Sep 2023, /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of commercial farm households working full-time in the agricultural industry in Japan from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/646531/japan-number-full-time-farming-households/
