Agriculture & Rural in Japan

2,296 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 27.39 % 2023 down 5.8% 122nd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 15.53 % 2023 down 10.6% 114th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 1.03 % 2023 down 3.7% 160th
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 61.5% 102nd
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.8% 114th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 13,641 1000 SLC 2024 down 45.4% 74th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 88.01 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 6.4% 13th
Bananas — Gross Production Value 27 1000 USD 2024 down 15.6% 78th
Tomato yields 62.51 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 2.2% 46th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 9,449 1000 No 2023 down 11.0% 18th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 3.47 % 2023 down 5.2% 113th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 2.44 % 2023 down 43.0% 102nd
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 1.03 % 2023 up 266.1% 73rd
Surface area 377,969 sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 63rd
Agricultural land per capita 0.037 hectares per capita 2023 down 3.3% 204th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 63.56 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 17.6% 9th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 62.85 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 2.9% 63rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 43.9 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 30.8% 27th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 62.85 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 2.9% 63rd
Fish and seafood production 3.76 million tonnes 2022 down 12.5% 10th
Fertilizer consumption 731,822 tonnes 2023 down 21.4% 34th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 337,600 tonnes 2023 down 8.0% 37th
Cropland area 4.30 million hectares 2023 down 5.3% 61st
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0239 t per square kilometre 2023 down 56.0% 48th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0096 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 60.3% 57th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 9,449 1000 No 2023 down 11.0% 19th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 14.04 % 2023 down 16.3% 104th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 2,023 1000 No 2023 down 17.5% 38th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 3.01 % 2023 down 22.4% 118th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 21.41 % 2023 down 7.4% 130th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 1.40 million 1000 USD 2024 down 19.1% 4th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 3.22 t per square kilometre 2023 up 9.9% 13th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0699 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 1.2% 30th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 45.78 % 2023 up 1.4% 125th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 54.22 % 2023 down 1.1% 33rd
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -8.43 % 2023 up 12.7% 125th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 139.71 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 8.4% 5th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 7,426 1000 No 2023 down 9.0% 11th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 7,426 1000 No 2023 down 9.0% 12th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 78.59 % 2023 up 2.2% 15th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 11.03 % 2023 down 14.4% 83rd
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 537,202 1000 USD 2024 down 13.3% 21st
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 100,348 1000 USD 2024 down 8.1% 23rd
Barley — Gross Production Value 231,448 1000 USD 2024 up 9.4% 24th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 73.87 2024 down 26.5% 65th
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 75.99 2024 down 24.2% 60th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 4,092 t 2024 down 23.9% 27th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 9,716 An 2024 down 27.9% 35th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 9,716 An 2024 down 27.9% 35th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.17 No 2024 unchanged 153rd
Share of employment in agriculture 2.8% 2025 down 25.6% 149th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 2.8% 2025 down 25.6% 149th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 1.04 billion 1000 SLC 2024 up 53.8% 8th
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 0 t 2023 down 100.0% 84th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 240.19 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 34.1% 15th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 2.3% 2025 down 30.6% 139th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 2.8% 2025 down 25.6% 149th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 261,589 1000 Int$ 2024 down 2.3% 10th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 7,879 1000 Int$ 2024 down 28.1% 28th
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 778,497 1000 USD 2024 down 3.8% 3rd