Rye — Yield in Japan
Japan: Rye — Yield was 500 kg/ha in 1991. ▼ Falling
Rye — Yield in Japan, 1961–1991
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1991, rye — yield in Japan stood at 500 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — yield in Japan peaked at 2,508 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 183.3 kg/ha, in 1984.
Japan ranks 65th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Rye — Yield in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,786 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,924 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 1,820 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 1,857 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1,795 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1,786 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 1,795 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,667 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 1,750 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1,750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,750 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,909 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 2,000 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,200 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 2,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,300 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2,288 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,361 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2,508 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1,892 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 1,515 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 600 kg/ha | -60.4% |
| 1984 | 183.3 kg/ha | -69.5% |
| 1985 | 865.4 kg/ha | +372.1% |
| 1986 | 833.3 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 814 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 937.5 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 818.2 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 588.2 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 500 kg/ha | -15.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 500 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,381 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +372.1% | 183.3 kg/ha | 865.4 kg/ha |
| 1984 | -69.5% | 600 kg/ha | 183.3 kg/ha |
| 1983 | -60.4% | 1,515 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,798 kg/ha | 1,667 kg/ha | 1,924 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,076 kg/ha | 1,750 kg/ha | 2,361 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,097 kg/ha | 183.3 kg/ha | 2,508 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 544.1 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 588.2 kg/ha | 2 |
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 rye — yield in Japan?
- Rye — yield in Japan was 500 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — yield recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,508 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest rye — yield recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 183.3 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Japan rank for rye — yield?
- Japan ranks 65th out of 65 countries with data for 1991.
- Is rye — yield rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. 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, published as part of Rye — 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.