Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Japan
Japan: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 98.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Japan recorded 98.2 for food — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Japan peaked at 112.22 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.3, in 1961.
Japan ranks 138th of 185 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.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.3 | — |
| 1962 | 75.22 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 76.55 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 78.76 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 80.39 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 81.76 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 87.07 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 91.33 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 90.71 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 91.2 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 88.97 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 94.53 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 93.64 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 94.71 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 97.43 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 94.56 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 102.37 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 102.92 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 105.45 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 100.82 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 101.42 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 104.83 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 105.14 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 108.08 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 110.64 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 111.64 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 111.38 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 108.84 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 109.79 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 108.84 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 108.74 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 112.22 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 105.03 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 110.73 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 107.87 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 105.66 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 106.02 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 101.28 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 102.63 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 101.97 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 99.95 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 100.92 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.92 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 98.71 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 99.65 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.69 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 99.43 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 99.94 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.31 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 96.15 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 94.97 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.88 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.92 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 100.86 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.72 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.42 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.87 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.73 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.37 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 100.26 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.57 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.56 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 98.2 | -0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 98.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.73, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 98.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.73, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.45 | 71.3 | 91.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.58 | 88.97 | 105.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.26 | 100.82 | 111.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.9 | 101.28 | 112.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.45 | 97.69 | 101.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.89 | 94.97 | 100.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.66 | 98.2 | 100.57 | 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 food — gross production index number in Japan?
- Food — gross production index number in Japan was 98.2 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 112.22 in 1992.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for food — gross production index number?
- Japan ranks 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.