Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan
Japan: Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 131.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Japan recorded 131.66 for buckwheat — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan peaked at 177.55 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48.14, in 2009.
That places Japan 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 177.55 | — |
| 1962 | 152.97 | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 165.06 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 109.42 | -33.7% |
| 1965 | 120.29 | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 109.65 | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 107.71 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 85.51 | -20.6% |
| 1969 | 83.74 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 65 | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 72.85 | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 92.67 | +27.2% |
| 1973 | 102.09 | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 102.26 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 75.81 | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 63.05 | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 70.49 | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 91.33 | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 78.59 | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 54.86 | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 61.01 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 64.47 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 57.83 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 61.64 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 57.74 | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 61.14 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 60.85 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 68 | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 67.25 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 68.31 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 64.13 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 70.36 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 64.61 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 57.94 | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 67.71 | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 76.83 | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 63.88 | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 57.05 | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 73.15 | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 90.49 | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 82.4 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 80.35 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 84.66 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 64.37 | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 98.37 | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 103.98 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 82.81 | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 73.01 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 48.14 | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 93.44 | +94.1% |
| 2011 | 100.75 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 140.61 | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 105.46 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 98.38 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 110.27 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 91.34 | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 109.19 | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 92.16 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 135.6 | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 143.05 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 131.25 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 129.06 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 115.44 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 131.66 | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.54 | 83.74 | 177.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.41 | 63.05 | 102.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.48 | 54.86 | 68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4 | 57.05 | 76.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.86 | 48.14 | 103.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.72 | 91.34 | 140.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.09 | 115.44 | 143.05 | 5 |
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- 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 buckwheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan?
- Buckwheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan was 131.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 177.55 in 1961.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.14 in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for buckwheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.