What is per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan?

Per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan was 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.

What is the lowest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.33 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Japan rank for per capita meat and fish consumption?

Japan ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.

Is per capita meat and fish consumption rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan

Name: Per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Per capita meat and fish consumption was 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

27.67 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 6.5%

World rank

71st

of 191 countries

All-time high

27.67 kilograms per year per capita

in 2022

All-time low

1.33 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan, 1961–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan is 27.67 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan peaked at 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.33 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

Japan ranks 71st 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	2.32 kilograms per year per capita	1.33 kilograms per year per capita	3.9 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	6.9 kilograms per year per capita	4.6 kilograms per year per capita	9.68 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	11.78 kilograms per year per capita	9.9 kilograms per year per capita	13.78 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	14.2 kilograms per year per capita	13.49 kilograms per year per capita	15.01 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	16.28 kilograms per year per capita	14.86 kilograms per year per capita	17.25 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	18.51 kilograms per year per capita	17.35 kilograms per year per capita	19.68 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	25.47 kilograms per year per capita	22.77 kilograms per year per capita	27.67 kilograms per year per capita	3

Countries ranked near Japan

68 Guatemala 29.89 kilograms per year per capita compare
69 Slovenia 29.83 kilograms per year per capita compare
70 Cuba 29.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
72 Lithuania 27.51 kilograms per year per capita compare
74 Nicaragua 26.14 kilograms per year per capita compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan?: Per capita meat and fish consumption in Japan was 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 27.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
What is the lowest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.33 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Japan rank for per capita meat and fish consumption?: Japan ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is per capita meat and fish consumption rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita meat and fish consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.