> 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.

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# 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.

[Market prices in Japan](https://husfarm.com/country/japan/)

Production, 2024720,515 t
World rank28 of 136
10-year change−25%
Record4.3 million t1979

## All citrus fruit in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.44%0.68% in 2014
Yield, t/ha18.8world 15.6 (+20%)
kg per person5.82world 20.3
10-year change−25%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 | [Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/tunisia/) | 808,002 | 0.49% |
| 27 | [Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/ghana/) | 756,984 | 0.46% |
| 28 | **Japan** | 720,515 | 0.44% |
| 29 | [Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/chile/) | 712,371 | 0.43% |
| 30 | [South Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/south-korea/) | 641,329 | 0.39% |

[Full ranking of 136 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/)

### Map of world production of citrus fruit

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/china/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/india/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/mexico/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/egypt/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/spain/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/turkey/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/united-states/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/nigeria/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/iran/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/argentina/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/south-africa/)
[All countries producing all citrus fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/citrus-total/)

## 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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