Japan vs Vietnam: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Japan
578,000 tonnes
in 2022
Vietnam
558,000 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Vietnam rank
36th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 578,000 tonnes against 558,000 tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 20,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Japan ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 36th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,111 tonnes | 62,222 tonnes | 44,111 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 44,400 tonnes | 72,500 tonnes | 28,100 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 95,200 tonnes | 96,000 tonnes | 800 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 232,400 tonnes | 553,400 tonnes | 321,000 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 188,300 tonnes | 989,500 tonnes | 801,200 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 824,700 tonnes | 405,600 tonnes | 419,100 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 433,000 tonnes | 575,000 tonnes | 142,000 tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Japan or Vietnam?
- Japan, at 578,000 tonnes against 558,000 tonnes in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Japan and Vietnam?
- 20,000 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Japan ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 36th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.