Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Japan
Japan: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 846,707 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Japan stood at 846,707 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Japan peaked at 846,707 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 103,016 1000 An, in 1961.
Japan ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,016 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 120,016 1000 An | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 137,016 1000 An | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 135,017 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 155,017 1000 An | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 180,017 1000 An | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 217,018 1000 An | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 243,018 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 292,018 1000 An | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 354,018 1000 An | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 388,018 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 441,189 1000 An | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 487,481 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 514,278 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 505,262 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 545,019 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 604,706 1000 An | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 658,089 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 690,706 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 709,132 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 706,978 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 732,704 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 797,956 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 803,870 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 725,233 1000 An | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 728,110 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 745,297 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 743,896 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 728,760 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 708,318 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 682,788 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 680,866 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 679,019 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 649,105 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 656,371 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 638,754 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 629,199 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 612,565 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 609,491 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 604,898 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 609,487 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 627,588 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 631,418 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 633,403 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 661,094 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 717,847 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 725,344 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 732,412 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 737,980 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 732,733 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 714,065 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 748,520 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 748,640 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 756,758 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 751,065 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 764,380 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 772,484 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 790,993 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 802,592 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 817,844 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 815,806 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 821,708 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 821,752 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 846,707 1000 An | +3.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 846,707 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 15.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 846,707 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,301 1000 An, 59.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175,795 1000 An | 103,016 1000 An | 292,018 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 518,877 1000 An | 354,018 1000 An | 690,706 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 742,194 1000 An | 706,978 1000 An | 803,870 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 654,648 1000 An | 609,491 1000 An | 708,318 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 668,147 1000 An | 604,898 1000 An | 737,980 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 758,223 1000 An | 714,065 1000 An | 802,592 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 824,763 1000 An | 815,806 1000 An | 846,707 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
- 17 Polynesia 1,778 1000 An compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
- 18 Micronesia 1,374 1000 An compare
- 19 France 866,251 1000 An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 203 1000 An compare
- 21 Canada 831,328 1000 An compare
- 22 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
- 23 Spain 798,444 1000 An 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Japan?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Japan was 846,707 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 846,707 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,016 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.