Japan


Land Area
364,500 (kilometers square)in 2020
Arable Area
4124 (1000 ha)in 2019
Crop Area
4397 (1000 ha)in 2019
Agricultural Area
4397 (1000 ha)in 2019
Forest Area
24935 (1000 ha)in 2019

Japan covers an area of 377,975 square kilometres (145936.9634 square miles) in which 36450(1000 ha) Land area, 4471(1000 ha) is agricultural area, 24940(1000 ha) forest area. Japan food and Agricultural gross value Production at current price shown with data tables, chart, and maps.


Value of Agricultural Production(fao.org) Last Updated : 6 Jan 2022








Japan Import and Export of Cereals.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Barley1,209,211303,110,0001065,000
Buckwheat31,78422,821,000265277,000
Canary seed922681,000--
Flour, wheat3,6153,531,000167,37378,171,000
Fonio113,000--
Grain, mixed----
Maize15,770,0563,293,212,000112,000
Millet9,4646,767,000--
Oats46,62720,325,00014,000
Quinoa4511,577,000--
Rice, broken23,78314,473,00012,000
Rice, husked4,4343,911,0005,54710,448,000
Rice, milled----
Rice, milled/husked648,615485,059,00035,39848,470,000
Rice, paddy--429,000
Rye20,4817,682,000--
Sorghum382,26985,358,000--
Triticale1021,000--
Wheat5,373,8621,524,539,000--
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19614,980,125322,354,00059,0053,328,000
196510,473,967791,758,000137,2227,990,000
197015,634,0041,022,429,000630,253159,948,000
197518,845,6763,117,366,00049,4368,266,000
198024,473,1034,209,626,000826,464259,379,000
198526,719,9823,814,909,000270,32537,313,000
199027,007,7604,100,409,000435,63472,724,000
199527,264,4834,500,388,000461,28084,392,000
200027,011,9923,742,580,000472,24096,239,000
200526,193,1984,717,418,000415,36979,848,000
201025,604,4546,953,010,000310,75994,828,000
201523,005,8225,952,891,000271,438100,753,000
201623,400,7075,329,791,000247,93796,195,000
201710,731,0775,417,083,000267,267104,409,000
201824,045,9806,039,811,000271,752114,365,000
201923,728,5105,981,261,000282,584131,687,000
202023,532,9955,774,257,000273,740137,523,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Bovine Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Meat, beef and veal sausages----
Meat, beef, preparations8,88145,015,0002293,101,000
Meat, cattle1,54317,500,0004242,000
Meat, cattle, boneless (beef & veal)598,8653,325,496,0004,841270,460,000
Offals, edible, cattle77,444903,730,000-3,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19617,0543,093,000129106,000
196515,0617,519,000122137,000
197033,18824,870,00059209,000
197575,62999,843,00017267,000
1980223,359660,173,00013305,000
1985282,055785,159,000571,273,000
1990615,6962,400,932,000792,889,000
1995987,8633,956,777,0001435,272,000
20001,077,6743,470,158,0003425,988,000
2005656,2902,509,444,0001114,421,000
2010706,1622,697,609,00072538,913,000
2015713,9833,410,897,0002,16591,383,000
2016731,3063,464,205,0002,572125,535,000
2017825,1623,948,896,0003,586171,409,000
2018873,7424,315,360,0004,710224,912,000
2019891,7654,488,523,0005,791273,837,000
2020869,0594,291,799,0006,595273,806,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Alcohol Beverages.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Beer of barley40,27958,693,00048,26754,118,000
Beer of sorghum----
Beverages, distilled alcoholic130,223674,949,00040,779375,597,000
Beverages, fermented rice55177,00021,761226,332,000
Cider etc89,52892,334,0002,9026,628,000
Vermouths & similar3,3208,430,0001071,000
Wine256,0901,557,066,0002263,148,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19612,3803,368,0003,5031,295,000
19653,4964,405,0005,2071,979,000
197012,05616,788,0009,1863,975,000
197567,655117,354,00010,5458,455,000
1980119,480336,018,00016,17918,176,000
1985123,819283,871,00029,16935,445,000
1990337,8611,703,452,00038,37657,567,000
1995536,7701,952,735,00047,701110,153,000
2000440,8781,740,418,00065,860131,566,000
2005415,9111,748,101,00036,785106,018,000
2010529,0601,982,797,00049,627204,401,000
2015702,6852,375,751,000109,907322,532,000
2016661,5772,434,000,000124,711395,916,000
2017668,7342,539,254,000169,019485,972,000
2018591,6842,630,974,000175,494560,077,000
2019577,9972,788,847,000152,982606,139,000
2020519,4952,391,649,000113,945665,894,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Dairy products.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Butter, cow milk17,85188,182,0008165,000
Buttermilk, curdled, acidified milk1085,00028414,000
Cheese, processed7,10139,067,0006578,481,000
Cheese, sheep milk----
Cheese, whole cow milk284,4491,237,834,0003315,222,000
Cream fresh30331,000--
Ghee, buffalo milk----
Milk, products of natural constituents nes11,11749,659,0004502,408,000
Milk, reconstituted----
Milk, skimmed cow--196369,000
Milk, skimmed dried38,825103,756,00018207,000
Milk, whole condensed3592,020,000114784,000
Milk, whole dried1,8547,884,0009235,000
Milk, whole evaporated1,3206,369,00029287,000
Milk, whole fresh cow73105,0007,88617,347,000
Milk, whole fresh sheep----
Whey, condensed2011,128,000--
Whey, dry49,95286,593,000600378,000
Yoghurt----
Yoghurt, concentrated or not6121,0001971,306,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196138,78712,929,0001,2611,519,000
196583,67122,867,0002,6232,959,000
1970103,80334,978,0005,7776,156,000
1975113,465118,565,000520839,000
1980197,491232,706,00068174,000
1985215,929215,542,000114378,000
1990224,132471,007,0003281,073,000
1995301,800733,811,0005022,257,000
2000307,342697,895,0002,4395,836,000
2005308,896913,944,0002,4307,974,000
2010293,2611,163,834,0004,96843,202,000
2015379,3761,381,804,0004,80518,736,000
2016368,1281,202,960,0005,90425,264,000
2017407,8841,482,440,0006,88527,461,000
2018421,0591,622,910,0007,07528,672,000
2019439,8971,703,804,0007,80129,560,000
2020413,1511,623,175,00010,52337,603,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Eggs.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Eggs, dried4,53420,766,00011324,000
Eggs, hen, in shell7454,819,00018,12042,941,000
Eggs, liquid8,50129,835,00048314,000
Eggs, other bird, in shell-96,000766,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961116138,0007,3493,833,000
19651,034478,000424262,000
197029,44214,045,000357289,000
197528,81630,040,0001592,000
198022,25431,060,0001164,000
198512,78620,783,000211,000
199016,68431,722,000110387,000
199520,90447,316,00039469,000
200021,40846,359,00082448,000
200544,72288,909,0001921,564,000
201015,49463,268,0008923,365,000
201516,35171,379,0002,4316,824,000
201617,70567,441,0003,3969,405,000
201716,19156,814,0004,04611,029,000
201815,35171,998,0006,01015,141,000
201914,84963,609,0008,81421,417,000
202013,78055,516,00018,18643,645,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Fruits.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Apples7,44616,829,00026,927100,334,000
Apricots---3,000
Apricots, dry6483,874,000--
Bananas1,067,863987,048,000--
Blueberries----
Cashewapple----
Cherries4,26245,132,000137,000
Cherries, sour----
Cranberries----
Currants8157,000--
Dates2,0156,653,000--
Figs224,000--
Figs dried1,58710,851,000--
Fruit, cooked, homogenized preparations-2,000-3,000
Fruit, dried nes2,75122,068,000721,572,000
Fruit, fresh nes2,92511,146,00020353,000
Fruit, prepared nes361,363923,525,0002,77334,869,000
Fruit, tropical fresh nes4143,719,0006228,000
Gooseberries----
Grapefruit (inc. pomelos)62,68576,873,000110,000
Grapes44,370132,487,0001,71238,607,000
Juice, apple, concentrated69,99993,570,000225622,000
Juice, apple, single strength2,6923,617,0001,8755,313,000
Juice, citrus, concentrated21,03567,429,0001052,101,000
Juice, citrus, single strength5,6079,475,0005729,667,000
Juice, fruit nes64,036170,073,0005,84214,579,000
Juice, grape40,82580,694,0001631,066,000
Juice, grapefruit2,7324,335,000613,000
Juice, grapefruit, concentrated12,30444,182,0002221,384,000
Juice, lemon, concentrated----
Juice, lemon, single strength1,8475,565,000--
Juice, orange, concentrated33,66860,885,0001450,000
Juice, orange, single strength45,49688,292,000111582,000
Juice, pineapple1,2531,279,000--
Juice, pineapple, concentrated10,24516,893,00036,000
Juice, plum, concentrated----
Juice, plum, single strength----
Kiwi fruit113,432458,661,00018198,000
Lemons and limes46,78395,031,000--
Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas6,79630,172,000--
Melons, other (inc.cantaloupes)17,18321,908,0009417,610,000
Oranges92,909132,605,0001153,000
Papayas9902,943,000--
Peaches and nectarines2801,518,0001,59917,541,000
Pears--1,1897,152,000
Persimmons39177,0007294,130,000
Pineapples157,080125,988,0001264,000
Pineapples canned29,07139,370,000313,000
Pistachios2,19026,491,00013,000
Plantains and others8141,028,000--
Plums and sloes--20192,000
Plums dried (prunes)6,36330,910,000--
Quinces----
Raisins31,64884,408,000122,000
Strawberries3,31836,694,0001,17924,659,000
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, satsumas21,61136,983,0001,1385,501,000
Watermelons6701,441,00083350,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961131,61625,216,000137,98338,886,000
1965462,36089,984,000136,53146,436,000
19701,099,627227,590,000119,25947,524,000
19751,287,487374,597,00063,90833,379,000
19801,338,476775,337,00069,36371,470,000
19851,418,4991,011,982,00065,07364,980,000
19901,828,6931,951,228,00029,68447,191,000
19952,476,7932,845,483,00017,03652,171,000
20002,652,8152,727,428,00017,67434,503,000
20052,749,5462,954,394,00032,15683,978,000
20102,490,9903,356,350,00028,551114,740,000
20152,238,9723,451,846,00047,950190,950,000
20162,263,0033,612,407,00046,227222,494,000
20172,304,9613,609,945,00043,639209,424,000
20182,363,8463,940,158,00050,621259,758,000
20192,378,0253,989,534,00054,511284,786,000
20202,411,9804,086,065,00047,735280,522,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Vegetables.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Artichokes227,000--
Asparagus9,30757,318,000--
Avocados79,560224,054,000--
Beans, green8903,480,000--
Cabbages and other brassicas45,20230,894,0001,6693,359,000
Carrots and turnips84,44933,658,00093222,000
Cauliflowers and broccoli--12,000
Chillies and peppers, green37,479124,490,000430,000
Cucumbers and gherkins38132,0001360,000
Eggplants (aubergines)46104,000743,000
Garlic22,83248,881,000523,000
Juice, tomato4,9014,552,000585778,000
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables55,49970,538,00060332,000
Lettuce and chicory10,52618,817,000635,000
Maize, green213,000--
Mushrooms and truffles2,78957,587,0001,0505,058,000
Mushrooms, canned18,24661,555,00095690,000
Olives914,000--
Olives preserved3,75811,835,000-7,000
Onions, dry219,96197,666,00045,81414,648,000
Onions, shallots, green4911,861,000--
Peas, green8704,478,000--
Pumpkins, squash and gourds91,41074,041,0006881,072,000
Spinach--14155,000
Sweet corn frozen47,58372,748,00064230,000
Sweet corn prep or preserved58,03397,307,00063502,000
Tomatoes8,74334,982,00080779,000
Tomatoes, paste158,520183,179,000118,000
Tomatoes, peeled103,805103,236,000210,000
Vegetables in vinegar30,24468,443,0005162,599,000
Vegetables, canned nes----
Vegetables, dehydrated34,532247,450,00047841,000
Vegetables, fresh nes55,48966,234,0009444,519,000
Vegetables, fresh or dried products nes6,42445,631,0003377,927,000
Vegetables, frozen483,149843,665,000122496,000
Vegetables, homogenized preparations---33,000
Vegetables, preserved nes302,230598,746,0003,86635,907,000
Vegetables, preserved, frozen100,946293,906,0008553,703,000
Vegetables, temporarily preserved58,15363,080,0007061,130,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19617,9453,873,00021,47010,286,000
196529,9268,139,00010,35610,510,000
197081,14540,141,0009,49117,783,000
1975195,691129,832,00013,34040,692,000
1980438,547394,441,0008,79595,953,000
1985539,379537,890,00019,026104,893,000
1990877,2141,238,414,00010,03982,633,000
19951,721,8732,664,789,0005,49553,593,000
20002,118,7792,673,286,0007,77832,899,000
20052,428,1152,855,111,0009,23934,768,000
20102,031,6193,234,293,0006,07036,868,000
20152,119,0443,527,829,00021,56766,604,000
20162,163,5063,691,862,00031,73480,445,000
20172,227,1453,746,944,00022,88269,307,000
20182,419,8583,947,659,00013,77375,713,000
20192,263,7763,845,060,00021,54471,767,000
20202,143,3833,717,377,00057,74487,463,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Poultry Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Fat, liver prepared (foie gras)----
Meat, chicken535,0311,098,688,0009,88219,346,000
Meat, chicken, canned479,1892,278,850,0004084,329,000
Meat, duck6,29335,679,000--
Meat, goose and guinea fowl1187,000--
Meat, turkey1,0352,976,000--
Offals, liver chicken23134,000--
Offals, liver duck20978,000--
Offals, liver geese30931,000--
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19619165,0004948,000
19656,1634,625,000235,000
197011,2868,569,000810249,000
197521,55027,056,0003,2781,330,000
198072,183112,968,0003,9442,394,000
1985105,342156,791,0002,8381,626,000
1990315,034638,832,0007,4245,799,000
1995631,3551,559,922,0002,8552,940,000
2000809,3611,415,285,0003,5093,765,000
2005912,7562,016,748,0002,1042,862,000
2010965,1262,748,959,00011,11416,724,000
20151,133,9493,296,927,0009,15114,277,000
20161,178,5643,129,530,0009,21016,662,000
20171,290,6873,677,849,00010,17118,529,000
20181,323,5213,710,212,0009,84719,071,000
20191,328,6713,774,452,0009,66819,687,000
20201,237,2673,418,323,00010,47423,675,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Roots and Tubers.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cassava----
Cassava dried4,7001,608,000--
Flour, cassava2236,000--
Flour, potatoes30,31050,797,0002639,000
Flour, roots and tubers nes1,309677,000689,000
Potato offals----
Potatoes23,19813,336,000304449,000
Potatoes, frozen363,809470,717,0003711,715,000
Roots and tubers nes1,0482,857,00072843,000
Starch, cassava121,43852,110,0001766,000
Sweet potatoes13,34816,125,0005,26819,334,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196111,255712,00033,7801,796,000
196519,8891,572,00013,983705,000
197053,8154,376,0001,243184,000
1975131,10324,476,000286137,000
1980123,05361,577,0001,055728,000
1985598,040110,158,000388553,000
1990481,276208,987,0001,7091,047,000
1995352,122303,491,0005981,872,000
2000519,224376,145,0002,2657,037,000
2005526,776387,788,0006,54713,747,000
2010563,784606,246,0006,50126,744,000
2015585,693642,901,0009,08528,007,000
2016604,263613,564,0009,04434,430,000
2017669,016678,899,0007,93434,193,000
2018626,048691,118,00010,69735,368,000
2019673,237787,409,00010,81038,921,000
2020592,062678,829,00012,05842,503,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Natural Rubber.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Rubber natural dry554,382831,787,000175509,000
Rubber, natural5,6457,956,00024110,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961202,839125,413,0009070,000
1965227,252111,601,0004,8001,530,000
1970294,520129,454,0004239,000
1975301,147172,105,0006457,000
1980459,938652,601,0004677,000
1985540,997437,096,0002356,000
1990665,696595,103,00061307,000
1995697,3761,100,411,00079522,000
2000804,854578,822,0003572,214,000
2005854,0011,189,985,0005641,470,000
2010758,0952,420,355,0004631,962,000
2015685,2721,088,323,000293850,000
2016662,820927,208,000168717,000
2017485,3801,338,746,000232796,000
2018713,5411,108,090,0003911,072,000
2019734,1011,125,178,000202646,000
2020560,106840,448,000199621,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Japan Import and Export of Tobacco.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cigarettes42,5482,003,006,0001,832103,733,000
Cigars, cheroots4,110237,131,000-13,000
Tobacco products nes254,6733,013,444,0008613,864,000
Tobacco, unmanufactured26,894188,170,0005,71515,545,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196112,28224,278,0006,1715,557,000
196525,73046,743,0007,2808,659,000
197038,18373,837,0004,9237,720,000
197596,551320,034,0003271,023,000
198070,634374,741,0001651,377,000
198569,915479,386,0001,9649,208,000
1990121,9221,499,842,0005,49498,376,000
1995172,9852,767,001,00014,557372,047,000
2000180,4572,903,917,00013,837167,418,000
2005137,5303,275,609,00025,983254,081,000
2010149,3993,964,095,00023,242306,528,000
2015133,3173,501,749,00017,527194,933,000
2016125,2313,627,871,00014,549194,164,000
2017351,1404,722,835,0008,491123,229,000
2018423,0175,333,015,0007,171167,720,000
2019336,3775,492,755,0005,574150,200,000
2020328,2255,441,751,0007,633133,155,000