Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Japan

Japan: Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total was 82.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
82.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 39 countries
All-time high
82.5%
in 2021
All-time low
80.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2016–2021

Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Japan, 2016–2021

0204060802016201820212016: 80.62018: 80.42019: 812020: 81.62021: 82.5

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Japan recorded 82.5% for proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

That places Japan 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%) in Japan, 2016 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2016 80.6%
2018 80.4% -0.2%
2019 81.0% +0.7%
2020 81.6% +0.8%
2021 82.5% +1.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 82.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 80.6% 80.4% 81.0% 3
2020s 82.1% 81.6% 82.5% 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Poland 86.8% compare
  2. 7 Bulgaria 85.4% compare
  3. 8 Latvia 82.9% compare
  4. 10 Malta 81.9% compare
  5. 11 Estonia 81.7% compare
  6. 12 Norway 79.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Japan?
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total in Japan was 82.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2018.
How does Japan rank for proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total?
Japan ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of people with secure tenure rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
40 places, 303 data points, 2011–2022
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