Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan
Japan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2037 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.2037 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.2454 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0535 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Japan ranks 74th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0746 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1067 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1129 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1343 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1534 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1545 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.176 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1734 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1867 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1988 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2064 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2189 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2154 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2136 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2119 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2183 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2303 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2261 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2289 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2349 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2364 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2303 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2269 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2338 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2316 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2331 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2454 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2262 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.223 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2296 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2223 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2283 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2217 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2143 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2168 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2152 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2107 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2123 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2109 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2072 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2064 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2025 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2211 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2191 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2135 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2153 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1999 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2024 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1972 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.206 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2055 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1979 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2037 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2037 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 82% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.2037 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 0.0535 tonnes per person | 0.1343 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1796 tonnes per person | 0.1457 tonnes per person | 0.2189 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2246 tonnes per person | 0.2119 tonnes per person | 0.2364 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.23 tonnes per person | 0.2223 tonnes per person | 0.2454 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2118 tonnes per person | 0.2025 tonnes per person | 0.2217 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 tonnes per person | 0.1972 tonnes per person | 0.2211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2024 tonnes per person | 0.1979 tonnes per person | 0.2055 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Japan was 0.2037 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2454 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0535 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Japan ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.