2024 · 47 prefectures
Total area ranking
Total prefectural surface area, rounded to the nearest square kilometre in the source.
Highest to lowest
Unit: km²All prefectures
| Rank | Prefecture | Vs. prefecture average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hokkaido | 83,422 | +937.3% |
| 02 | Iwate | 15,275 | +89.9% |
| 03 | Fukushima | 13,784 | +71.4% |
| 04 | Nagano | 13,562 | +68.6% |
| 05 | Niigata | 12,584 | +56.5% |
| 06 | Akita | 11,638 | +44.7% |
| 07 | Gifu | 10,621 | +32.1% |
| 08 | Aomori | 9,645 | +19.9% |
| 09 | Yamagata | 9,323 | +15.9% |
| 10 | Kagoshima | 9,186 | +14.2% |
| 11 | Hiroshima | 8,478 | +5.4% |
| 12 | Hyogo | 8,401 | +4.5% |
| 13 | Shizuoka | 7,777 | -3.3% |
| 14 | Miyazaki | 7,734 | -3.8% |
| 15 | Kumamoto | 7,409 | -7.9% |
| 16 | Miyagi | 7,282 | -9.5% |
| 17 | Okayama | 7,114 | -11.5% |
| 18 | Kochi | 7,102 | -11.7% |
| 19 | Shimane | 6,708 | -16.6% |
| 20 | Tochigi | 6,408 | -20.3% |
| 21 | Gunma | 6,362 | -20.9% |
| 22 | Oita | 6,341 | -21.2% |
| 23 | Yamaguchi | 6,113 | -24.0% |
| 24 | Ibaraki | 6,098 | -24.2% |
| 25 | Mie | 5,774 | -28.2% |
| 26 | Ehime | 5,676 | -29.4% |
| 27 | Aichi | 5,173 | -35.7% |
| 28 | Chiba | 5,156 | -35.9% |
| 29 | Fukuoka | 4,988 | -38.0% |
| 30 | Wakayama | 4,725 | -41.2% |
| 31 | Kyoto | 4,612 | -42.7% |
| 32 | Yamanashi | 4,465 | -44.5% |
| 33 | Toyama | 4,248 | -47.2% |
| 34 | Fukui | 4,191 | -47.9% |
| 35 | Ishikawa | 4,186 | -47.9% |
| 36 | Tokushima | 4,147 | -48.4% |
| 37 | Nagasaki | 4,131 | -48.6% |
| 38 | Shiga | 4,017 | -50.0% |
| 39 | Saitama | 3,798 | -52.8% |
| 40 | Nara | 3,691 | -54.1% |
| 41 | Tottori | 3,507 | -56.4% |
| 42 | Saga | 2,441 | -69.6% |
| 43 | Kanagawa | 2,417 | -69.9% |
| 44 | Okinawa | 2,282 | -71.6% |
| 45 | Tokyo | 2,200 | -72.6% |
| 46 | Osaka | 1,905 | -76.3% |
| 47 | Kagawa | 1,877 | -76.7% |
The comparison column uses the unweighted mean of the 47 prefectures (8,042 km²), not Japan's aggregate rate. Sort the value column to reverse the order.
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Source. Statistical Handbook 2026, Appendix 1, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan. Reference year: 2024. Snapshot reviewed 2026-10-08. More on this data →
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