Meat supply per person in Japan
Japan: Meat supply per person was 59.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
59.91
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
92nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.91
in 2022
All-time low
7.33
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Meat supply per person in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 59.91 for meat supply per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Japan peaked at 59.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.33, in 1961.
Japan ranks 92nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.39 | 7.33 | 15.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.18 | 17.06 | 29.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.37 | 29.56 | 38.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.05 | 37.97 | 43.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.13 | 43.94 | 46.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.58 | 46.34 | 51.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.21 | 54.19 | 59.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 89 Vietnam 60.48 compare
- 90 Slovenia 60.39 compare
- 91 Belgium 59.97 compare
- 93 Papua New Guinea 58.47 compare
- 94 South Africa 58.27 compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 58.08 compare
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Japan?
- Meat supply per person in Japan was 59.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for meat supply per person?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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