Agriculture & Rural in Japan 2,252 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fertilizer consumption 202.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 17.1% 34th Agricultural land 46,070 sq. km 2023 down 5.8% 92nd Arable land 4.04 million hectares 2023 down 4.6% 56th Arable land 0.0325 hectares per person 2023 down 2.3% 157th Arable land 11.1% 2023 down 4.6% 94th Permanent cropland 0.7% 2023 down 15.3% 132nd Land area 364,569 sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 62nd Meat supply per person 59.91 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 25.6% 93rd Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 59.91 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 25.6% 93rd Fish and seafood consumption per capita 44.98 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 12.9% 16th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 44.98 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 12.9% 16th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 202.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 17.1% 34th Share of land area used for agriculture 12.6% 2023 down 5.8% 171st Share of land area used for arable agriculture 11.1% 2023 down 4.6% 94th Projections for global peak agricultural land 4.61 million hectares 2023 down 5.8% 94th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 578,000 tonnes 2022 down 48.3% 34th Per capita meat consumption by type 0.119 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 0.8% 139th Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 62.85 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 2.9% 63rd Daily meat consumption per person 164.15 grams per day per capita 2022 up 25.6% 93rd Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 480.59 million tonnes 2022 up 39.9% 92nd Per capita meat consumption in the United States 27.67 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 52.2% 71st Share of cereals allocated to human food 50.5% 2022 down 4.2% 121st Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 50.5% 2022 down 4.2% 121st Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 47.7% 2022 up 8.0% 69th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.8% 2022 down 43.4% 81st Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 25.49 million tonnes 2022 down 6.5% 5th Agricultural land use 4.61 million hectares 2023 down 5.8% 94th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 16.63 million tonnes 2022 down 12.5% 18th Per capita meat and fish consumption 27.67 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 52.2% 71st Fertilizer use per capita 1.69 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 32.4% 80th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -5.8% 2023 down 20.7% 195th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 170.31 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 17.0% 29th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 333.75 billion kilocalories per day 2022 down 3.8% 15th Nitrogen fertilizer use 337,600 tonnes 2023 down 8.0% 37th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 538.1% 96th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 37.3% 94th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,463 kg/ha 2024 up 5.9% 31st Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 7.19 million 1000 USD 2024 up 15.9% 8th Beans, dry — Area harvested 29,700 ha 2024 down 28.1% 57th Beans, dry — Production 52,400 t 2024 down 46.1% 48th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 18,670 1000 Int$ 2024 down 58.3% 42nd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 89.26 2024 down 6.4% 105th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 91.82 2024 down 3.6% 83rd Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0339 t per person 2024 up 10.5% 72nd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 143,000 t 2024 down 1.6% 27th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 3,050 ha 2024 down 8.1% 48th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 39,941 1000 Int$ 2024 down 46.1% 48th Beans, dry — Yield 1,764 kg/ha 2024 down 25.1% 40th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 28.0% 146th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0221 t per person 2024 down 20.7% 139th Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 2.3% 2025 down 30.6% 139th Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 3.2% 2025 down 21.6% 153rd Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.8% 2025 down 25.6% 149th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,903 1000 No 2025 down 21.1% 47th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,197 1000 No 2025 down 20.7% 49th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 705.77 1000 No 2025 down 21.9% 45th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.8 % 2025 down 26.3% 138th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 3.2 % 2025 down 22.0% 143rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 2.3 % 2025 down 30.3% 127th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0793 t per person 2024 down 2.3% 60th ← Previous Page 7 of 38 Next →