Millet yields in Japan
Japan: Millet yields was 0.8941 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Millet 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
The most recent figure for millet yields in Japan is 0.8941 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Japan peaked at 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7918 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Japan 63rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9242 tonnes per hectare | 0.8513 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8498 tonnes per hectare | 0.7918 tonnes per hectare | 0.8855 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | 0.8486 tonnes per hectare | 0.8997 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 millet yields in Japan?
- Millet yields in Japan was 0.8941 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 millet yields recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7918 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for millet yields?
- Japan ranks 63rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Millet 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.