Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Japan
Japan: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0058 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0058 t per person for sweet potatoes — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0702 t per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 t per person, in 2021.
That places Japan 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.069 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0667 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0702 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0613 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0513 t per person | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 0.05 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0414 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0368 t per person | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.029 t per person | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0258 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0202 t per person | -21.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 t per person | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.013 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0117 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0117 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0126 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0116 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 t per person | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 t per person | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.009 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.009 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.008 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.008 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 t per person | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.007 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 t per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 t per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 t per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0528 t per person | 0.029 t per person | 0.0702 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 0.0258 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 t per person | 0.0108 t per person | 0.0126 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 0.0114 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0085 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0059 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Japan?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Japan was 0.0058 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0702 t per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 t per person in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Japan ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.