Japan vs United States: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Japan
25.49 million tonnes
in 2022
United States
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
United States rank
8th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.49 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 3.57 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.64 million tonnes | 470,444 tonnes | 9.17 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 19.92 million tonnes | 496,600 tonnes | 19.42 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 27.02 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 25.67 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 28.80 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 23.06 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 27.04 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | 19.27 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 26.61 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 25.43 million tonnes | 19.08 million tonnes | 6.36 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 25.49 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Japan and United States?
- 3.57 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.