Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan
Japan: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 578,000 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Japan recorded 578,000 tonnes for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.9% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan peaked at 1.64 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Japan 34th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 12,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 14,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 17,000 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 18,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 18,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 26,000 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 28,000 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 30,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 25,000 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 30,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 39,000 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 40,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 37,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 42,000 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 46,000 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 53,000 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 102,000 tonnes | +92.5% |
| 1980 | 120,000 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 69,000 tonnes | -42.5% |
| 1982 | 69,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 74,000 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 114,000 tonnes | +54.1% |
| 1985 | 96,000 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 94,000 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 117,000 tonnes | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 109,000 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 90,000 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 88,000 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 94,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 85,000 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 87,000 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 82,000 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 637,000 tonnes | +676.8% |
| 1996 | 184,000 tonnes | -71.1% |
| 1997 | 230,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 739,000 tonnes | +221.3% |
| 1999 | 98,000 tonnes | -86.7% |
| 2000 | 95,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 98,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 100,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 106,000 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 155,000 tonnes | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 260,000 tonnes | +67.7% |
| 2006 | 105,000 tonnes | -59.6% |
| 2007 | 269,000 tonnes | +156.2% |
| 2008 | 351,000 tonnes | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 344,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million tonnes | +229.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million tonnes | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 585,000 tonnes | -64.3% |
| 2015 | 622,000 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 664,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 644,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 448,000 tonnes | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 340,000 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 364,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 357,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 578,000 tonnes | +61.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 578,000 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 12.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 578,000 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,000 tonnes, 57.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +676.8% | 82,000 tonnes | 637,000 tonnes |
| 2010 | +229.9% | 344,000 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes |
| 1998 | +221.3% | 230,000 tonnes | 739,000 tonnes |
| 2007 | +156.2% | 105,000 tonnes | 269,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,111 tonnes | 10,000 tonnes | 28,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,400 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | 102,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,200 tonnes | 69,000 tonnes | 120,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,400 tonnes | 82,000 tonnes | 739,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,300 tonnes | 95,000 tonnes | 351,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 824,700 tonnes | 340,000 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 433,000 tonnes | 357,000 tonnes | 578,000 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Japan was 578,000 tonnes in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.