Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Japan
Japan: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 116.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Japan recorded 116.61 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Japan peaked at 201.84 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.93, in 1973.
That places Japan 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 201.84 | — |
| 1962 | 184.84 | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 81.09 | -56.1% |
| 1964 | 140.98 | +73.9% |
| 1965 | 145.85 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 116.05 | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 112.98 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 114.69 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 85.89 | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 53.67 | -37.5% |
| 1971 | 49.9 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 32.17 | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 22.93 | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 26.26 | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 27.28 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 25.2 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 26.79 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 41.56 | +55.1% |
| 1979 | 61.34 | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 66.05 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 66.57 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 84.07 | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 78.8 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 83.92 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 99.07 | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 99.24 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 97.88 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 115.71 | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 111.57 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 107.83 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 86.02 | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 85.98 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.28 | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 64.01 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 50.27 | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 54.18 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 64.95 | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 64.54 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 66.08 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 77.99 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 79.32 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 93.81 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 97 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 97.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.13 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 94.88 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 103.14 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 99.86 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 76.41 | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 64.74 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 84.58 | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 97.21 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 91.99 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 96.6 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 113.78 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 89.62 | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 102.75 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 86.68 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 117.52 | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 107.58 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 124.32 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 112.59 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 123.98 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 116.61 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.58 | 81.09 | 201.84 | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.71 | 22.93 | 61.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.29 | 66.05 | 115.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.61 | 50.27 | 107.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9 | 76.41 | 103.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.55 | 64.74 | 117.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.02 | 107.58 | 124.32 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Japan?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Japan was 116.61 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 201.84 in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.