Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Japan
Japan: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 20,690 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 20,690 kg/ha for onions and shallots, green — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Japan peaked at 23,880 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15,709 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Japan 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,709 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,152 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 19,333 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 18,521 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 19,264 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 20,180 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 20,958 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 22,017 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 22,079 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 22,083 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22,385 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 22,677 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 22,383 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 22,633 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 22,730 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 22,473 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 23,088 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 23,326 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 22,900 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 22,643 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 23,581 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 21,975 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 22,854 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 23,344 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 23,025 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 23,678 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 23,479 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 21,858 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 22,579 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 23,141 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 21,351 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 18,980 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 20,979 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 21,500 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 21,344 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,824 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 21,972 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 20,340 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 21,044 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 21,382 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 21,590 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21,703 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 22,518 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 21,304 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 21,923 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22,273 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 22,992 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23,880 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 22,677 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 21,362 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 21,685 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 21,506 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21,570 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21,725 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21,440 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 21,332 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20,988 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20,959 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21,459 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 20,754 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20,958 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20,962 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,145 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 20,690 kg/ha | +2.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 20,690 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,092 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Japan's 20,690 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,271 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,579 kg/ha | 15,709 kg/ha | 22,079 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,668 kg/ha | 22,083 kg/ha | 23,326 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,902 kg/ha | 21,858 kg/ha | 23,678 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,247 kg/ha | 18,980 kg/ha | 23,141 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,224 kg/ha | 21,304 kg/ha | 23,880 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,403 kg/ha | 20,959 kg/ha | 21,725 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,702 kg/ha | 20,145 kg/ha | 20,962 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Japan?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Japan was 20,690 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23,880 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,709 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. 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.