Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Japan
Japan: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 0.57 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Japan stood at 0.57 t.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Japan peaked at 9,506 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.53 t, in 1999.
Japan ranks 116th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,506 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,474 t | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6,731 t | -29.0% |
| 1964 | 6,464 t | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 4,911 t | -24.0% |
| 1966 | 2,199 t | -55.2% |
| 1967 | 1,289 t | -41.4% |
| 1968 | 860 t | -33.3% |
| 1969 | 840 t | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 700 t | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 580 t | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 580 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 560 t | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 460 t | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 440 t | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 440 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 300 t | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150 t | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 150 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 70 t | -53.3% |
| 1983 | 70 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24 t | -65.7% |
| 1985 | 14 t | -41.7% |
| 1986 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 17 t | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 20 t | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.53 t | -97.3% |
| 2000 | 0.68 t | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.84 t | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.83 t | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.82 t | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8 t | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.79 t | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.78 t | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 t | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.75 t | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.74 t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.73 t | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.72 t | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.71 t | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.69 t | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.54 t | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.57 t | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.58 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.59 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.59 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.59 t | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.58 t | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.57 t | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.57 t | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.57 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 130 t, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.57 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69,350 t, 0% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -97.3% | 20 t | 0.53 t |
| 1984 | -65.7% | 70 t | 24 t |
| 1966 | -55.2% | 4,911 t | 2,199 t |
| 1982 | -53.3% | 150 t | 70 t |
| 1980 | -50.0% | 300 t | 150 t |
| 1985 | -41.7% | 24 t | 14 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,697 t | 840 t | 9,506 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 506 t | 300 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 55 t | 14 t | 150 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.27 t | 0.53 t | 20 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.78 t | 0.68 t | 0.84 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.628 t | 0.54 t | 0.73 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.582 t | 0.57 t | 0.6 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 113 Grenada 8.46 t compare
- 114 Iraq 4.29 t compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 t compare
- 117 Comoros 0 t compare
- 117 Croatia 0 t compare
- 117 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 117 Denmark 0 t compare
- 117 Estonia 0 t compare
- 117 Finland 0 t
- 117 Germany 0 t compare
- 117 Guadeloupe 0 t compare
- 117 Latvia 0 t compare
- 117 Malta 0 t
- 117 Namibia 0 t compare
- 117 North Macedonia 0 t compare
- 117 Portugal 0 t compare
- 117 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 117 Slovenia 0 t
- 117 Sweden 0 t compare
- 117 Uruguay 0 t 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Japan?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Japan was 0.57 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,506 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 t in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Japan ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.