Crop yields in Japan
Japan: Crop yields was 4.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop yields in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.44 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Japan peaked at 4.99 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Japan 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Japan?
- Crop yields in Japan was 4.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Japan rank for crop yields?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.