Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 3 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — production, per square kilometre in Japan is 3 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 4.86 t per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5518 t per square kilometre, in 1973.
Japan ranks 54th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.86 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 1964 | 3.39 t per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 1965 | 3.51 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 2.76 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.07 t per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1971 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7744 t per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5518 t per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 0.632 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6568 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6068 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6452 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1 t per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1979 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1983 | 1.9 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.8 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.61 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 2.08 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.89 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.27 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 2.35 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.36 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 2.35 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.75 t per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 2.49 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 3.01 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 2.73 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 3 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.68 t per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8859 t per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 t per square kilometre | 1.95 t per square kilometre | 4.86 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8837 t per square kilometre | 0.5518 t per square kilometre | 1.48 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 t per square kilometre | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 2.8 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 2.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 t per square kilometre | 1.85 t per square kilometre | 2.5 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 2.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 t per square kilometre | 2.6 t per square kilometre | 3.01 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wheat — production, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Japan was 3 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5518 t per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Japan rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 54th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.