Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Japan
Japan: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 3.06 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Japan is 3.06 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Japan peaked at 4.32 An per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.05 An per square kilometre, in 1967.
Japan ranks 65th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Japan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.3 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.97 An per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1964 | 3.52 An per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1967 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 3.15 An per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1970 | 3.54 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 3.42 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.3 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.3 An per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1974 | 3.15 An per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1975 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 3.45 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 3.35 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 3.36 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.73 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 3.82 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 3.91 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 4.21 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 4.32 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.26 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.13 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 4.01 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.82 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.81 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.97 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 4.09 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.21 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.13 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.81 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.67 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.68 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.51 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.07 An per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.44 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.36 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.34 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.31 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.37 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.34 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.25 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.17 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.04 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.88 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.87 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.06 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.06 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.06 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 An per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +43.1% | 2.2 An per square kilometre | 3.15 An per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +37.2% | 2.3 An per square kilometre | 3.15 An per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -30.4% | 3.19 An per square kilometre | 2.22 An per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -30.5% | 3.3 An per square kilometre | 2.3 An per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +28.9% | 2.3 An per square kilometre | 2.97 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 An per square kilometre | 2.05 An per square kilometre | 3.52 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2 An per square kilometre | 2.3 An per square kilometre | 3.54 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 An per square kilometre | 3.36 An per square kilometre | 4.32 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 An per square kilometre | 3.62 An per square kilometre | 4.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 An per square kilometre | 3.07 An per square kilometre | 3.51 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 An per square kilometre | 2.87 An per square kilometre | 3.34 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 An per square kilometre | 2.91 An per square kilometre | 3.06 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Japan?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Japan was 3.06 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 An per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Japan rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Japan ranks 65th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.