Which municipality has the highest Landslide-hazard area share in Japan?

As of 2024, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima has the highest Landslide-hazard area share at 56.71% among 1,896 municipalities.

Which municipality has the lowest Landslide-hazard area share?

Toyosato-cho, Shiga has the lowest Landslide-hazard area share at 0% (2024).

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Landslide-hazard area share

Share of the municipality covered by designated landslide warning and special-warning areas. Areas outside the zone are not risk-free.

2024Unit: %lower is better1,896 municipalities

Source: MLIT National Land Numerical Information — A33 Landslide Hazard Warning Areas (designated by prefectural governors under the Sediment Disaster Prevention Act)

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In 2024, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima recorded the highest Landslide-hazard area share (56.71%) and Toyosato-cho, Shiga the lowest (0%) among 1,896 municipalities in Japan. The national average is 5.84%. Source: MLIT National Land Numerical Information — A33 Landslide Hazard Warning Areas (designated by prefectural governors under the Sediment Disaster Prevention Act).

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FAQ — Landslide-hazard area share

Which municipality has the highest Landslide-hazard area share in Japan?: As of 2024, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima has the highest Landslide-hazard area share at 56.71% among 1,896 municipalities.
Which municipality has the lowest Landslide-hazard area share?: Toyosato-cho, Shiga has the lowest Landslide-hazard area share at 0% (2024).
What is the average Landslide-hazard area share across municipalities?: The simple average across 1,896 municipalities is 5.84% (2024), based on MLIT National Land Numerical Information — A33 Landslide Hazard Warning Areas (designated by prefectural governors under the Sediment Disaster Prevention Act).

▲ The top 5 are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber. Ties share a rank (standard competition ranking).

The same metric at prefecture level lives at /ranking/muni_landslide_warning_area_share. For each municipality’s trend and detail, open its page from the municipality index.

Note: trend charts live on each municipality page (/municipality/{code}). This page does one thing — line up the whole country on a single axis.