Potato yields in Japan
Japan: Potato yields was 32.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Japan recorded 32.31 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Japan peaked at 34 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.36 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Japan 29th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.54 tonnes per hectare | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | 21.57 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.17 tonnes per hectare | 21 tonnes per hectare | 27.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.94 tonnes per hectare | 24.64 tonnes per hectare | 31.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.03 tonnes per hectare | 29.97 tonnes per hectare | 32.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.01 tonnes per hectare | 29.59 tonnes per hectare | 34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.24 tonnes per hectare | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | 32.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.77 tonnes per hectare | 30.67 tonnes per hectare | 33.2 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 potato yields in Japan?
- Potato yields in Japan was 32.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.36 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Japan rank for potato yields?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.