> In 2024 Japan produced 52,400 t of beans, dry, the 49th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 46%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/japan/

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# Beans, dry production in Japan

In 2024 Japan produced 52,400 t of beans, dry, the 49th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 46%. The record was 314,900 t in 1961. Area harvested: 29,700 ha, yield 1.8 t/ha.

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Production, 202452,400 t
World rank49 of 106
10-year change−46%
Record314,900 t1961

## Beans, dry in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.17%0.36% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.8world 0.9 (+96%)
kg per person0.42world 3.71
10-year change−46%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 47 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/ukraine/) | 79,590 | 0.26% |
| 48 | [Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/afghanistan/) | 55,446 | 0.18% |
| 49 | **Japan** | 52,400 | 0.17% |
| 50 | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/south-africa/) | 50,495 | 0.17% |
| 51 | [Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/dominican-republic/) | 48,958 | 0.16% |

[Full ranking of 106 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

### Map of world production of beans, dry

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Share of the world total; Japan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 52,400 | +45% | 29,700 | 1.76 |
| 2023 | 36,100 | −29% | 30,700 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 50,600 | +2.4% | 29,400 | 1.72 |
| 2021 | 49,400 | −13% | 30,400 | 1.63 |
| 2020 | 56,800 | −22% | 34,000 | 1.67 |
| 2019 | 72,500 | +40% | 32,400 | 2.24 |
| 2018 | 51,900 | −26% | 31,100 | 1.67 |
| 2017 | 70,300 | +100% | 29,900 | 2.35 |
| 2016 | 35,200 | −61% | 29,900 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | 89,200 | −8.3% | 37,500 | 2.38 |
| 2014 | 97,300 | +17% | 41,300 | 2.36 |
| 2013 | 83,300 | −3.4% | 41,400 | 2.01 |
| 2012 | 86,200 | +23% | 40,400 | 2.13 |
| 2011 | 69,900 | −9.1% | 40,800 | 1.71 |
| 2010 | 76,900 | +12% | 42,300 | 1.82 |
| 2009 | 68,700 | −27% | 42,900 | 1.60 |
| 2008 | 93,800 | +7.2% | 43,000 | 2.18 |
| 2007 | 87,500 | +5.4% | 43,100 | 2.03 |
| 2006 | 83,000 | −21% | 42,200 | 1.97 |
| 2005 | 104,600 | −11% | 49,500 | 2.11 |
| 2004 | 117,800 | +44% | 54,400 | 2.17 |
| 2003 | 81,800 | −18% | 54,800 | 1.49 |
| 2002 | 99,900 | +5.6% | 56,700 | 1.76 |
| 2001 | 94,600 | −8.6% | 59,000 | 1.60 |
| 2000 | 103,500 | +1.5% | 56,500 | 1.83 |
| 1999 | 102,000 | −0.4% | 57,800 | 1.76 |
| 1998 | 102,400 | −2.2% | 60,000 | 1.71 |
| 1997 | 104,700 | −5.5% | 65,300 | 1.60 |
| 1996 | 110,800 | −20% | 67,600 | 1.64 |
| 1995 | 138,100 | +27% | 70,800 | 1.95 |
| 1994 | 108,700 | +52% | 72,000 | 1.51 |
| 1993 | 71,700 | −30% | 69,800 | 1.03 |
| 1992 | 102,400 | −23% | 68,400 | 1.50 |
| 1991 | 132,800 | −12% | 76,400 | 1.74 |
| 1990 | 150,300 | +5.7% | 89,000 | 1.69 |
| 1989 | 142,200 | +8.1% | 90,500 | 1.57 |
| 1988 | 131,600 | −0.1% | 86,500 | 1.52 |
| 1987 | 131,700 | +3.0% | 84,800 | 1.55 |
| 1986 | 127,900 | −9.1% | 77,600 | 1.65 |
| 1985 | 140,700 | −16% | 84,800 | 1.66 |
| 1984 | 168,400 | +80% | 96,100 | 1.75 |
| 1983 | 93,400 | −39% | 98,400 | 0.95 |
| 1982 | 152,100 | +72% | 93,000 | 1.64 |
| 1981 | 88,200 | −1.3% | 79,000 | 1.12 |
| 1980 | 89,400 | −31% | 79,300 | 1.13 |
| 1979 | 128,800 | −13% | 83,600 | 1.54 |
| 1978 | 147,300 | −14% | 87,400 | 1.69 |
| 1977 | 171,900 | +20% | 109,300 | 1.57 |
| 1976 | 143,800 | −7.6% | 109,000 | 1.32 |
| 1975 | 155,600 | −23% | 120,400 | 1.29 |
| 1974 | 201,000 | −9.5% | 136,400 | 1.47 |
| 1973 | 222,000 | −12% | 146,300 | 1.52 |
| 1972 | 252,100 | +51% | 161,300 | 1.56 |
| 1971 | 166,800 | −28% | 161,900 | 1.03 |
| 1970 | 232,700 | +19% | 163,600 | 1.42 |
| 1969 | 195,100 | −11% | 155,500 | 1.25 |
| 1968 | 219,100 | −17% | 169,400 | 1.29 |
| 1967 | 263,400 | +52% | 192,300 | 1.37 |
| 1966 | 173,700 | −28% | 214,100 | 0.81 |
| 1965 | 242,300 | +49% | 200,600 | 1.21 |
| 1964 | 163,100 | −40% | 212,900 | 0.77 |
| 1963 | 273,700 | +14% | 217,100 | 1.26 |
| 1962 | 240,900 | −23% | 225,000 | 1.07 |
| 1961 | 314,900 | — | 223,900 | 1.41 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports31 t USD 181,000
Exporter rank115 of 139
Imports99,838 t USD 173 m
Importer rank11 of 185
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of beans, dry in Japan?

Japan produced 52,400 t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Japan rank in the world for production of beans, dry?

Japan ranked 49th of 106 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of beans, dry in Japan changed?

It fell by 46% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 314,900 t in 1961.

### What is the yield of beans, dry in Japan?

1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (52,400 t from 29,700 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.

### Does Japan export or import beans, dry?

In 2024 Japan reported exports of 31 t (USD 181,000) and imports of 99,838 t (USD 173 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/india/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/brazil/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/myanmar/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/tanzania/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/united-states/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/china/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/mexico/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/kenya/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/uganda/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/kazakhstan/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/mozambique/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/ethiopia/)
[All countries producing beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/)

## Other products of Japan

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[Agricultural production in Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/country/japan/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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