All citrus fruit production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 720,515 t of all citrus fruit, the 28th largest in the world (0.44% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 4.3 million t in 1979. Area harvested: 38,329 ha, yield 18.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 720,515 t
- World rank
- 28 of 136
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 4.3 million t
- 1979
All citrus fruit in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.44%
- 0.68% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.8
- world 15.6 (+20%)
- kg per person
- 5.82
- world 20.3
- 10-year change
- −25%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tunisia | 808,002 | 0.49% |
| 27 | Ghana | 756,984 | 0.46% |
| 28 | Japan | 720,515 | 0.44% |
| 29 | Chile | 712,371 | 0.43% |
| 30 | South Korea | 641,329 | 0.39% |
Map of world production of citrus fruit
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 | 720,515 | −6.3% | 38,329 | 18.80 |
| 2023 | 769,015 | −0.1% | 41,145 | 18.69 |
| 2022 | 769,708 | −8.0% | 41,952 | 18.35 |
| 2021 | 836,380 | −2.0% | 42,742 | 19.57 |
| 2020 | 853,129 | +2.3% | 43,521 | 19.60 |
| 2019 | 834,224 | −2.9% | 44,475 | 18.76 |
| 2018 | 858,943 | +3.8% | 45,331 | 18.95 |
| 2017 | 827,819 | −7.6% | 46,302 | 17.88 |
| 2016 | 895,912 | +4.0% | 47,393 | 18.90 |
| 2015 | 861,447 | −11% | 47,634 | 18.08 |
| 2014 | 962,995 | −3.4% | 48,567 | 19.83 |
| 2013 | 996,913 | +3.3% | 50,224 | 19.85 |
| 2012 | 964,910 | −9.8% | 52,103 | 18.52 |
| 2011 | 1,070,187 | +13% | 54,105 | 19.78 |
| 2010 | 945,678 | −20% | 55,843 | 16.93 |
| 2009 | 1,176,250 | +7.9% | 57,497 | 20.46 |
| 2008 | 1,090,100 | −13% | 58,949 | 18.49 |
| 2007 | 1,253,520 | +20% | 60,335 | 20.78 |
| 2006 | 1,047,800 | −24% | 63,960 | 16.38 |
| 2005 | 1,370,940 | +2.2% | 65,979 | 20.78 |
| 2004 | 1,341,842 | −5.6% | 67,333 | 19.93 |
| 2003 | 1,421,421 | −0.7% | 69,635 | 20.41 |
| 2002 | 1,431,100 | −12% | 71,210 | 20.10 |
| 2001 | 1,632,400 | +8.6% | 73,420 | 22.23 |
| 2000 | 1,503,000 | −17% | 76,300 | 19.70 |
| 1999 | 1,816,000 | +14% | 78,860 | 23.03 |
| 1998 | 1,598,000 | −19% | 80,200 | 19.93 |
| 1997 | 1,970,000 | +27% | 83,250 | 23.66 |
| 1996 | 1,552,000 | −12% | 90,080 | 17.23 |
| 1995 | 1,762,400 | +4.7% | 93,720 | 18.80 |
| 1994 | 1,684,000 | −12% | 97,100 | 17.34 |
| 1993 | 1,913,400 | −14% | 100,890 | 18.97 |
| 1992 | 2,215,600 | +7.3% | 103,800 | 21.34 |
| 1991 | 2,065,400 | −6.7% | 107,100 | 19.28 |
| 1990 | 2,212,800 | −16% | 111,500 | 19.85 |
| 1989 | 2,630,300 | −1.6% | 118,300 | 22.23 |
| 1988 | 2,672,000 | −19% | 137,420 | 19.44 |
| 1987 | 3,296,000 | +14% | 142,700 | 23.10 |
| 1986 | 2,891,400 | −9.7% | 147,040 | 19.66 |
| 1985 | 3,201,300 | +17% | 151,700 | 21.10 |
| 1984 | 2,724,700 | −25% | 156,080 | 17.46 |
| 1983 | 3,643,400 | +1.3% | 160,400 | 22.71 |
| 1982 | 3,598,000 | +5.8% | 165,500 | 21.74 |
| 1981 | 3,402,000 | −5.4% | 171,500 | 19.84 |
| 1980 | 3,595,200 | −16% | 176,090 | 20.42 |
| 1979 | 4,278,300 | +18% | 180,660 | 23.68 |
| 1978 | 3,638,500 | −10% | 183,920 | 19.78 |
| 1977 | 4,055,900 | +11% | 187,690 | 21.61 |
| 1976 | 3,655,300 | −14% | 192,180 | 19.02 |
| 1975 | 4,254,600 | +9.4% | 195,880 | 21.72 |
| 1974 | 3,889,100 | −1.2% | 198,350 | 19.61 |
| 1973 | 3,936,300 | −1.4% | 198,910 | 19.79 |
| 1972 | 3,993,300 | +36% | 196,480 | 20.32 |
| 1971 | 2,941,700 | +1.1% | 192,340 | 15.29 |
| 1970 | 2,910,900 | +18% | 187,890 | 15.49 |
| 1969 | 2,472,000 | −8.4% | 183,090 | 13.50 |
| 1968 | 2,699,700 | +41% | 174,580 | 15.46 |
| 1967 | 1,910,600 | −7.0% | 161,630 | 11.82 |
| 1966 | 2,053,400 | +25% | 152,500 | 13.46 |
| 1965 | 1,639,100 | +8.8% | 138,970 | 11.79 |
| 1964 | 1,506,700 | +29% | 123,470 | 12.20 |
| 1963 | 1,164,800 | +2.9% | 110,460 | 10.54 |
| 1962 | 1,132,500 | +2.1% | 98,960 | 11.44 |
| 1961 | 1,109,500 | — | 88,630 | 12.52 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of citrus fruit in Japan?
Japan produced 720,515 t in 2024, 0.44% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of citrus fruit?
Japan ranked 28th of 136 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.8% of the world total.
How has the production of citrus fruit in Japan changed?
It fell by 25% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 4.3 million t in 1979.
What is the yield of citrus fruit in Japan?
18.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (720,515 t from 38,329 ha), against a world average of 15.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Japan is estimated by FAO. 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.