Japan vs Turkey: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Japan
333.75 billion kilocalories per day
in 2022
Turkey
339.68 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan rank
15th
Turkey rank
14th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 339.68 billion kilocalories per day against 333.75 billion kilocalories per day in Japan, a difference of 5.92 billion kilocalories per day.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 14th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256.85 billion kilocalories per day | 93.85 billion kilocalories per day | 163.01 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1970s | 303.07 billion kilocalories per day | 126.73 billion kilocalories per day | 176.34 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1980s | 340.84 billion kilocalories per day | 172.43 billion kilocalories per day | 168.41 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 363.54 billion kilocalories per day | 214.52 billion kilocalories per day | 149.02 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 356.81 billion kilocalories per day | 243.39 billion kilocalories per day | 113.42 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 342.41 billion kilocalories per day | 291.79 billion kilocalories per day | 50.62 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 333.99 billion kilocalories per day | 326.67 billion kilocalories per day | 7.32 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 339.68 billion kilocalories per day against 333.75 billion kilocalories per day in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Japan and Turkey?
- 5.92 billion kilocalories per day, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Japan ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 14th of 191 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.