Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Japan
Japan: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 4.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.44 tonnes per hectare for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Japan peaked at 4.99 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Japan ranks 35th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 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 long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Japan?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Japan was 4.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Japan rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.