Barley — Production in Japan
Japan: Barley — Production was 185,600 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Production in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — production in Japan stood at 185,600 t.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — production in Japan peaked at 1.98 million t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 143,600 t, in 1998.
Japan ranks 60th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 million t | 812,100 t | 1.98 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 321,890 t | 205,800 t | 572,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,820 t | 344,400 t | 399,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,490 t | 143,600 t | 345,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,360 t | 174,200 t | 217,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,680 t | 160,900 t | 222,700 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,540 t | 185,600 t | 234,800 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 57 Republic of Moldova 200,444 t compare
- 58 Thailand 190,988 t compare
- 59 Chile 189,333 t compare
- 61 Tajikistan 165,000 t compare
- 62 Iraq 164,495 t compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 157,985 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Bananas — Production 17.99 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — production in Japan?
- Barley — production in Japan was 185,600 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million t in 1961.
- What is the lowest barley — production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,600 t in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for barley — production?
- Japan ranks 60th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.