Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1996.
Japan ranks 74th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Japan was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 74th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports 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.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Total reserves in months of imports 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.