Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Japan
Japan: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 94.6 Grammes per person per day in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
94.6 Grammes per person per day
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
98.2 Grammes per person per day
in 1989
All-time low
74.2 Grammes per person per day
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.
Analysis
In 2022, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Japan stood at 94.6 Grammes per person per day.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Japan peaked at 98.2 Grammes per person per day in 1989 and was at its lowest, 74.2 Grammes per person per day, in 1961.
Japan ranks 31st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Japan, year by year
| Year | Grammes per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.2 Grammes per person per day | — |
| 1962 | 75.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 76.9 Grammes per person per day | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 74.7 Grammes per person per day | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 77.7 Grammes per person per day | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 78.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 80.4 Grammes per person per day | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 81.2 Grammes per person per day | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 81.3 Grammes per person per day | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 82 Grammes per person per day | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 83.6 Grammes per person per day | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 84.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 86 Grammes per person per day | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 85 Grammes per person per day | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 85 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88.3 Grammes per person per day | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 88 Grammes per person per day | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 89.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 89.6 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.8 Grammes per person per day | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 88.7 Grammes per person per day | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.5 Grammes per person per day | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 91.1 Grammes per person per day | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 91.5 Grammes per person per day | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 92.9 Grammes per person per day | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 93.6 Grammes per person per day | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 95.7 Grammes per person per day | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 97.1 Grammes per person per day | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 98.2 Grammes per person per day | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 96.9 Grammes per person per day | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 96.3 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 96.8 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 97.3 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 97.8 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 98 Grammes per person per day | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.6 Grammes per person per day | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 95.3 Grammes per person per day | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 94.3 Grammes per person per day | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 94.6 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 96.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.4 Grammes per person per day | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 94.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.8 Grammes per person per day | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 92.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.2 Grammes per person per day | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 90.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.1 Grammes per person per day | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 87.1 Grammes per person per day | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.6 Grammes per person per day | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 90.2 Grammes per person per day | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.9 Grammes per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.8 Grammes per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.4 Grammes per person per day | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5 Grammes per person per day | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.5 Grammes per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.7 Grammes per person per day | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.4 Grammes per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.2 Grammes per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2 Grammes per person per day | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.82 Grammes per person per day | 74.2 Grammes per person per day | 81.3 Grammes per person per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.15 Grammes per person per day | 82 Grammes per person per day | 89.6 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.71 Grammes per person per day | 88.7 Grammes per person per day | 98.2 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.49 Grammes per person per day | 94.3 Grammes per person per day | 98 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.32 Grammes per person per day | 87.1 Grammes per person per day | 96.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.57 Grammes per person per day | 89.5 Grammes per person per day | 91.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.33 Grammes per person per day | 92.2 Grammes per person per day | 94.6 Grammes per person per day | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 New Zealand 100.9 Grammes per person per day compare
- 29 Mexico 100.3 Grammes per person per day compare
- 30 Czechia 96.1 Grammes per person per day compare
- 32 Hungary 93.6 Grammes per person per day compare
- 33 Costa Rica 91.9 Grammes per person per day compare
- 34 Ukraine 90.5 Grammes per person per day compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in Japan?
- Food supply and consumption — protein supply in Japan was 94.6 Grammes per person per day in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2 Grammes per person per day in 1989.
- What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2 Grammes per person per day in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.