The statistic presents the share of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015. In 2015, elderly farmers accounted for 63.5 percent of all commercial farmers, a steep increase from a share of 33.1 percent in 1990.
Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015
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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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 21, 2021). Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Percentage of commercial farmers aged 65 years and older in Japan from 1990 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Percentage of Commercial Farmers Aged 65 Years and Older in Japan from 1990 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646614/japan-share-elderly-commercial-farmers/
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