Cereal yield in Japan
Japan: Cereal yield was 6,245 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Japan is 6,245 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Japan peaked at 6,449 kg per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4,174 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Japan 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,600 kg per hectare | 4,174 kg per hectare | 5,227 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,567 kg per hectare | 4,917 kg per hectare | 5,933 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,519 kg per hectare | 4,843 kg per hectare | 5,958 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,804 kg per hectare | 4,429 kg per hectare | 6,449 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,009 kg per hectare | 5,451 kg per hectare | 6,262 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,200 kg per hectare | 5,854 kg per hectare | 6,325 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,303 kg per hectare | 6,230 kg per hectare | 6,417 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 11.50 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 202.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Japan?
- Cereal yield in Japan was 6,245 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,449 kg per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,174 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cereal yield?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.