Chicken meat production, per capita in Japan
Japan: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Japan is 0.0199 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Japan ranks 62nd of 191 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.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0199 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0199 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0061 tonnes per person, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +42.9% | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6075 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0369 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Japan?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Japan was 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Japan ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.