FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chestnuts, in shell production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 14,000 t of chestnuts, in shell, the 9th largest in the world (0.67% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 65,300 t in 1979. Area harvested: 15,200 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 14,000 t
- World rank
- 9 of 27
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 65,300 t
- 1979
Chestnuts, in shell in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,000 | −6.7% | 15,200 | 0.92 |
| 2023 | 15,000 | −3.8% | 15,800 | 0.95 |
| 2022 | 15,600 | −0.6% | 16,300 | 0.96 |
| 2021 | 15,700 | −7.1% | 16,800 | 0.93 |
| 2020 | 16,900 | +7.6% | 17,400 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 15,700 | −4.8% | 17,800 | 0.88 |
| 2018 | 16,500 | −12% | 18,300 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 18,700 | +13% | 18,800 | 0.99 |
| 2016 | 16,500 | +1.2% | 19,300 | 0.85 |
| 2015 | 16,300 | −24% | 19,800 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 21,400 | +1.9% | 20,200 | 1.06 |
| 2013 | 21,000 | +0.5% | 20,600 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 20,900 | +9.4% | 21,000 | 1.00 |
| 2011 | 19,100 | −19% | 21,400 | 0.89 |
| 2010 | 23,500 | +8.3% | 21,700 | 1.08 |
| 2009 | 21,700 | −14% | 22,100 | 0.98 |
| 2008 | 25,300 | +14% | 22,500 | 1.12 |
| 2007 | 22,100 | −4.3% | 23,000 | 0.96 |
| 2006 | 23,100 | +6.0% | 23,300 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 21,800 | −9.2% | 23,800 | 0.92 |
| 2004 | 24,000 | −4.4% | 24,300 | 0.99 |
| 2003 | 25,100 | −17% | 25,300 | 0.99 |
| 2002 | 30,100 | +3.8% | 25,600 | 1.18 |
| 2001 | 29,000 | +8.6% | 25,900 | 1.12 |
| 2000 | 26,700 | −11% | 26,400 | 1.01 |
| 1999 | 30,000 | +15% | 26,900 | 1.12 |
| 1998 | 26,200 | −20% | 27,500 | 0.95 |
| 1997 | 32,900 | +9.3% | 28,300 | 1.16 |
| 1996 | 30,100 | −13% | 29,200 | 1.03 |
| 1995 | 34,400 | +4.6% | 30,100 | 1.14 |
| 1994 | 32,900 | +21% | 33,300 | 0.99 |
| 1993 | 27,100 | −19% | 34,400 | 0.79 |
| 1992 | 33,600 | +3.7% | 35,500 | 0.95 |
| 1991 | 32,400 | −19% | 36,700 | 0.88 |
| 1990 | 40,200 | +1.8% | 37,600 | 1.07 |
| 1989 | 39,500 | −7.5% | 38,300 | 1.03 |
| 1988 | 42,700 | −11% | 35,900 | 1.19 |
| 1987 | 48,200 | −10% | 40,600 | 1.19 |
| 1986 | 53,700 | +11% | 41,400 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | 48,200 | −11% | 42,200 | 1.14 |
| 1984 | 54,300 | +1.5% | 42,900 | 1.27 |
| 1983 | 53,500 | +3.9% | 43,300 | 1.24 |
| 1982 | 51,500 | −13% | 43,500 | 1.18 |
| 1981 | 59,100 | +26% | 43,800 | 1.35 |
| 1980 | 47,000 | −28% | 44,100 | 1.07 |
| 1979 | 65,300 | +7.8% | 43,800 | 1.49 |
| 1978 | 60,600 | +2.5% | 43,200 | 1.40 |
| 1977 | 59,100 | +5.2% | 43,300 | 1.36 |
| 1976 | 56,200 | −6.0% | 43,600 | 1.29 |
| 1975 | 59,800 | +1.4% | 44,300 | 1.35 |
| 1974 | 59,000 | −6.5% | 44,200 | 1.33 |
| 1973 | 63,100 | +13% | 43,200 | 1.46 |
| 1972 | 55,800 | +12% | 41,700 | 1.34 |
| 1971 | 49,900 | +3.3% | 40,500 | 1.23 |
| 1970 | 48,300 | −0.6% | 39,000 | 1.24 |
| 1969 | 48,600 | +0.8% | 37,700 | 1.29 |
| 1968 | 48,200 | +21% | 36,100 | 1.34 |
| 1967 | 39,700 | +18% | 33,500 | 1.19 |
| 1966 | 33,600 | +28% | 29,800 | 1.13 |
| 1965 | 26,200 | −8.1% | 27,100 | 0.97 |
| 1964 | 28,500 | +21% | 22,600 | 1.26 |
| 1963 | 23,600 | −16% | 16,100 | 1.47 |
| 1962 | 28,100 | +2.2% | 12,300 | 2.28 |
| 1961 | 27,500 | — | 11,000 | 2.50 |
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.