Sugar cane yields in Japan
Japan: Sugar cane yields was 51.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
63rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
79.88 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
44.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Japan stood at 51.83 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Japan peaked at 79.88 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 44.25 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
Japan ranks 63rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.59 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 74.56 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 53.68 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1964 | 78.3 tonnes per hectare | +45.9% |
| 1965 | 61.65 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 60.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 69.2 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 66.13 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 63.47 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 66.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 55.9 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 60.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 68.64 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 60.77 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 64.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 62.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 71.41 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 74.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 65.65 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 61.98 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 63.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 66.55 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 71.76 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 72.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 73.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 64.37 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 68.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 66.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 79.88 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 60.46 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 62.92 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 64.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 63.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 64.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 67.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 67.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 63.87 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 74.29 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 68.9 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 60.39 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 65.75 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 55.8 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 57.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 57 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 60.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 67.87 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 71.98 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 65.87 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 63.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 44.25 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 48.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 54.38 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 50.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 53.85 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 68.73 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 54.73 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 52.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 53.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.38 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 58.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.83 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 52.07 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 51.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 51.83 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.56 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Japan's 51.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.25 tonnes per hectare | 53.68 tonnes per hectare | 78.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.1 tonnes per hectare | 55.9 tonnes per hectare | 74.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.97 tonnes per hectare | 61.98 tonnes per hectare | 79.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.78 tonnes per hectare | 60.46 tonnes per hectare | 74.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.41 tonnes per hectare | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | 71.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.41 tonnes per hectare | 44.25 tonnes per hectare | 68.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | 51.83 tonnes per hectare | 59.38 tonnes per hectare | 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 sugar cane yields in Japan?
- Sugar cane yields in Japan was 51.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.88 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.25 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for sugar cane yields?
- Japan ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.