Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan
Japan: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan stood at 6.25 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan peaked at 6.45 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Japan ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Japan was 6.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.