Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Japan
Japan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
69.92 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
31st
of 189 countries
All-time high
84.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
13.73 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2022.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Japan peaked at 84.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1963 | 19.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1964 | 24.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 28.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 30.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 32.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 34.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 37.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 43.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 41.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 45.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 52.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 54.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 52.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 57.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 61.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 64.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 69.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 68.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 68.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 68.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 75.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 74.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 76.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 78.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 79.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 77.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 76.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 79.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 79.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 84.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 77.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 76.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 77.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 79.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 77.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 74.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 75.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 74.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 77.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 76.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 75.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 69.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 70.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 68.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 72.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 71.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 69.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 79 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 84.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 73 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 68.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 United Arab Emirates 75.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ireland 73.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 71.73 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Portugal 69.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Vietnam 67.28 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 El Salvador 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square in Japan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Japan was 69.92 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.