Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan
Japan: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 119.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan is 119.96, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan peaked at 264.31 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.39, in 1973.
Japan ranks 16th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 264.31 | — |
| 1962 | 239.93 | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 104.32 | -56.5% |
| 1964 | 179.68 | +72.2% |
| 1965 | 184 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 145 | -21.2% |
| 1967 | 139.69 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 140.07 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 103.67 | -26.0% |
| 1970 | 64.03 | -38.2% |
| 1971 | 58.85 | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 37.5 | -36.3% |
| 1973 | 26.39 | -29.6% |
| 1974 | 29.84 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 30.64 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 28.02 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 29.51 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 45.38 | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 66.45 | +46.4% |
| 1980 | 71.04 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 71.22 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 89.57 | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 83.63 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 88.75 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 104.38 | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 104.1 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 102.19 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 120.27 | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 115.53 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 111.25 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 88.39 | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 88 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.71 | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 65.04 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 50.93 | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 54.76 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 65.48 | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 64.93 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.35 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 78.16 | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 79.35 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 93.68 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 96.72 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 97.11 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.66 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.37 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 102.51 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 99.2 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 75.88 | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 64.3 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 84.06 | +30.7% |
| 2012 | 96.74 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 91.69 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 96.47 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 113.81 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 89.72 | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 102.95 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 86.95 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 118.09 | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 108.44 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 125.93 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 114.67 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 126.91 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 119.96 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.74 | 103.67 | 264.31 | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.66 | 26.39 | 66.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.07 | 71.04 | 120.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.88 | 50.93 | 111.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.56 | 75.88 | 102.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.48 | 64.3 | 118.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.18 | 108.44 | 126.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 Republic of Korea 124.88 compare
- 14 Argentina 121.15 compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 65.75 compare
- 15 Serbia 120.34 compare
- 17 Iraq 118.38 compare
- 18 Australia 118.08 compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 117.51 compare
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 wheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Japan was 119.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 264.31 in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.39 in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.