Rice — Production, per capita in Japan
Japan: Rice — Production, per capita was 0.0818 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Production, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — production, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0818 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.188 t per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0763 t per person, in 2003.
That places Japan 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Production, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1718 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1783 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1736 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1688 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1646 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1676 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.188 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1859 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.178 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1595 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1339 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1441 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1451 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1449 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1532 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.135 t per person | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1493 t per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1369 t per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.129 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1044 t per person | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.109 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1084 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1086 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1236 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1206 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1198 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1088 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1013 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1051 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1063 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0968 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1062 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0785 t per person | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1196 t per person | +52.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1071 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1028 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0994 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0886 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0906 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0935 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.089 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0872 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0763 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0854 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0888 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0837 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0851 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0861 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0827 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0835 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0838 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0869 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0882 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0882 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0859 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.086 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0849 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0832 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.083 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0845 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0814 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0818 t per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0818 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 t per person, 2870.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0818 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1151 t per person, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, per capita in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +52.5% | 0.0785 t per person | 0.1196 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1752 t per person | 0.1646 t per person | 0.188 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1431 t per person | 0.129 t per person | 0.1595 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.111 t per person | 0.1013 t per person | 0.1236 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0996 t per person | 0.0785 t per person | 0.1196 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0858 t per person | 0.0763 t per person | 0.0935 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0854 t per person | 0.0832 t per person | 0.0882 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0828 t per person | 0.0814 t per person | 0.0845 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 rice — production, per capita in Japan?
- Rice — production, per capita in Japan was 0.0818 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.188 t per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0763 t per person in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for rice — production, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.