Buckwheat production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 40,400 t of buckwheat, the 7th largest in the world (2.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 30%. The record was 44,800 t in 2020. Area harvested: 69,000 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 40,400 t
- World rank
- 7 of 18
- 10-year change
- +30%
- Record
- 44,800 t
- 2020
Buckwheat in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.1%
- 1.6% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 1.0 (−42%)
- kg per person
- 0.33
- world 0.24
- 10-year change
- +30%
- world +2.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | United States | 86,536 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Brazil | 64,996 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Japan | 40,400 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Belarus | 33,988 | 1.7% |
| 9 | Tanzania | 22,208 | 1.1% |
Map of world production of buckwheat
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 | 40,400 | +13% | 69,000 | 0.59 |
| 2023 | 35,600 | −11% | 67,100 | 0.53 |
| 2022 | 40,000 | −2.2% | 65,600 | 0.61 |
| 2021 | 40,900 | −8.7% | 65,500 | 0.62 |
| 2020 | 44,800 | +5.2% | 66,600 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 42,600 | +47% | 65,400 | 0.65 |
| 2018 | 29,000 | −16% | 63,900 | 0.45 |
| 2017 | 34,400 | +19% | 62,900 | 0.55 |
| 2016 | 28,800 | −17% | 60,600 | 0.48 |
| 2015 | 34,800 | +12% | 58,200 | 0.60 |
| 2014 | 31,100 | −6.9% | 59,900 | 0.52 |
| 2013 | 33,400 | −25% | 61,400 | 0.54 |
| 2012 | 44,600 | +39% | 61,000 | 0.73 |
| 2011 | 32,000 | +7.7% | 56,400 | 0.57 |
| 2010 | 29,700 | +94% | 47,700 | 0.62 |
| 2009 | 15,300 | −34% | 45,400 | 0.34 |
| 2008 | 23,200 | −12% | 47,300 | 0.49 |
| 2007 | 26,300 | −20% | 46,100 | 0.57 |
| 2006 | 33,000 | +5.8% | 44,800 | 0.74 |
| 2005 | 31,200 | +53% | 44,700 | 0.70 |
| 2004 | 20,400 | −24% | 43,500 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 26,800 | +5.5% | 43,500 | 0.62 |
| 2002 | 25,400 | −2.3% | 41,400 | 0.61 |
| 2001 | 26,000 | −8.8% | 41,800 | 0.62 |
| 2000 | 28,500 | +24% | 37,400 | 0.76 |
| 1999 | 23,000 | +28% | 37,100 | 0.62 |
| 1998 | 17,900 | −11% | 34,400 | 0.52 |
| 1997 | 20,000 | −17% | 27,700 | 0.72 |
| 1996 | 24,000 | +14% | 26,500 | 0.91 |
| 1995 | 21,100 | +17% | 22,600 | 0.93 |
| 1994 | 18,000 | −10.0% | 20,200 | 0.89 |
| 1993 | 20,000 | −7.8% | 22,600 | 0.88 |
| 1992 | 21,700 | +10% | 24,100 | 0.90 |
| 1991 | 19,700 | −5.7% | 28,100 | 0.70 |
| 1990 | 20,900 | +2.0% | 27,800 | 0.75 |
| 1989 | 20,500 | −0.7% | 25,900 | 0.79 |
| 1988 | 20,650 | +12% | 25,700 | 0.80 |
| 1987 | 18,400 | 0.0% | 23,600 | 0.78 |
| 1986 | 18,400 | +6.4% | 19,600 | 0.94 |
| 1985 | 17,300 | −6.0% | 18,700 | 0.93 |
| 1984 | 18,400 | +7.0% | 19,200 | 0.96 |
| 1983 | 17,200 | −9.9% | 21,100 | 0.82 |
| 1982 | 19,100 | +6.1% | 23,700 | 0.81 |
| 1981 | 18,000 | +12% | 23,100 | 0.78 |
| 1980 | 16,100 | −30% | 24,200 | 0.67 |
| 1979 | 22,900 | −13% | 22,500 | 1.02 |
| 1978 | 26,400 | +31% | 25,100 | 1.05 |
| 1977 | 20,200 | +13% | 16,600 | 1.22 |
| 1976 | 17,900 | −16% | 14,700 | 1.22 |
| 1975 | 21,300 | −25% | 18,300 | 1.16 |
| 1974 | 28,400 | +1.4% | 23,300 | 1.22 |
| 1973 | 28,000 | +12% | 27,000 | 1.04 |
| 1972 | 25,100 | +29% | 21,800 | 1.15 |
| 1971 | 19,500 | +13% | 18,780 | 1.04 |
| 1970 | 17,200 | −21% | 18,500 | 0.93 |
| 1969 | 21,900 | −0.9% | 20,500 | 1.07 |
| 1968 | 22,100 | −20% | 23,800 | 0.93 |
| 1967 | 27,500 | −0.7% | 25,100 | 1.10 |
| 1966 | 27,700 | −8.0% | 28,100 | 0.99 |
| 1965 | 30,100 | +11% | 31,300 | 0.96 |
| 1964 | 27,100 | −33% | 34,700 | 0.78 |
| 1963 | 40,500 | +8.9% | 37,500 | 1.08 |
| 1962 | 37,200 | −13% | 39,500 | 0.94 |
| 1961 | 42,800 | — | 43,500 | 0.98 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 10 t USD 5,000
- Exporter rank
- 43 of 58
- Imports
- 34,381 t USD 35.5 m
- Importer rank
- 2 of 97
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of buckwheat in Japan?
Japan produced 40,400 t in 2024, 2.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of buckwheat?
Japan ranked 7th of 18 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 49.7% of the world total.
How has the production of buckwheat in Japan changed?
It rose by 30% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.6% for the world. The record was 44,800 t in 2020.
What is the yield of buckwheat in Japan?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (40,400 t from 69,000 ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.
Does Japan export or import buckwheat?
In 2024 Japan reported exports of 10 t (USD 5,000) and imports of 34,381 t (USD 35.5 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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.