Meat production in Japan
Japan: Meat production was 4.20 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat production in Japan is 4.20 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Japan peaked at 4.20 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 687,135 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Japan 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million tonnes | 687,135 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.22 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 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 meat production in Japan?
- Meat production in Japan was 4.20 million tonnes 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 meat production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 687,135 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for meat production?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.