All fruit production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 2.7 million t of all fruit, the 51st largest in the world (0.29% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 23%. The record was 8.3 million t in 1979. Area harvested: 167,982 ha, yield 16.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2.7 million t
- World rank
- 51 of 192
- 10-year change
- −23%
- Record
- 8.3 million t
- 1979
All fruit in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.29%
- 0.43% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 16.3
- world 13.9 (+17%)
- kg per person
- 22.1
- world 117
- 10-year change
- −23%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 2,853,992 | 0.30% |
| 50 | Myanmar | 2,851,601 | 0.30% |
| 51 | Japan | 2,736,422 | 0.29% |
| 52 | Mali | 2,655,158 | 0.28% |
| 53 | Rwanda | 2,593,510 | 0.27% |
Map of world production of 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 | 2,736,422 | −3.2% | 167,982 | 16.29 |
| 2023 | 2,825,692 | −6.6% | 173,638 | 16.27 |
| 2022 | 3,025,545 | +1.5% | 176,548 | 17.14 |
| 2021 | 2,981,276 | −2.0% | 179,186 | 16.64 |
| 2020 | 3,041,618 | −1.4% | 182,205 | 16.69 |
| 2019 | 3,083,511 | −3.9% | 185,676 | 16.61 |
| 2018 | 3,209,174 | +0.4% | 188,488 | 17.03 |
| 2017 | 3,197,201 | −3.9% | 191,943 | 16.66 |
| 2016 | 3,328,306 | −0.5% | 195,667 | 17.01 |
| 2015 | 3,344,416 | −5.6% | 197,815 | 16.91 |
| 2014 | 3,543,934 | +2.0% | 201,068 | 17.63 |
| 2013 | 3,474,989 | −1.9% | 204,172 | 17.02 |
| 2012 | 3,541,918 | +1.7% | 208,232 | 17.01 |
| 2011 | 3,484,114 | +0.8% | 212,471 | 16.40 |
| 2010 | 3,455,291 | −13% | 216,478 | 15.96 |
| 2009 | 3,980,409 | −1.1% | 221,210 | 17.99 |
| 2008 | 4,026,659 | −1.3% | 224,928 | 17.90 |
| 2007 | 4,080,553 | +6.2% | 228,657 | 17.85 |
| 2006 | 3,843,821 | −13% | 235,051 | 16.35 |
| 2005 | 4,392,975 | +5.5% | 239,216 | 18.36 |
| 2004 | 4,162,245 | −6.2% | 242,401 | 17.17 |
| 2003 | 4,437,415 | −5.4% | 249,273 | 17.80 |
| 2002 | 4,689,700 | −5.6% | 252,537 | 18.57 |
| 2001 | 4,967,190 | +5.3% | 257,463 | 19.29 |
| 2000 | 4,718,990 | −9.0% | 262,845 | 17.95 |
| 1999 | 5,185,157 | +7.0% | 268,171 | 19.34 |
| 1998 | 4,844,157 | −12% | 271,692 | 17.83 |
| 1997 | 5,514,557 | +13% | 277,252 | 19.89 |
| 1996 | 4,897,800 | −5.8% | 288,347 | 16.99 |
| 1995 | 5,201,085 | −0.8% | 293,803 | 17.70 |
| 1994 | 5,244,380 | −3.0% | 305,270 | 17.18 |
| 1993 | 5,409,260 | −9.7% | 317,680 | 17.03 |
| 1992 | 5,988,104 | +10.0% | 323,130 | 18.53 |
| 1991 | 5,445,643 | −10% | 329,558 | 16.52 |
| 1990 | 6,079,391 | −5.1% | 336,586 | 18.06 |
| 1989 | 6,406,851 | −2.2% | 344,430 | 18.60 |
| 1988 | 6,547,860 | −9.5% | 366,323 | 17.87 |
| 1987 | 7,235,925 | +6.6% | 372,781 | 19.41 |
| 1986 | 6,790,466 | −2.5% | 377,140 | 18.01 |
| 1985 | 6,961,855 | +8.3% | 382,683 | 18.19 |
| 1984 | 6,427,800 | −16% | 383,723 | 16.75 |
| 1983 | 7,621,428 | +1.0% | 390,187 | 19.53 |
| 1982 | 7,547,440 | +5.8% | 396,024 | 19.06 |
| 1981 | 7,131,151 | −4.9% | 402,187 | 17.73 |
| 1980 | 7,502,400 | −9.3% | 407,866 | 18.39 |
| 1979 | 8,271,100 | +8.4% | 411,231 | 20.11 |
| 1978 | 7,630,800 | −6.6% | 413,617 | 18.45 |
| 1977 | 8,169,900 | +8.2% | 417,664 | 19.56 |
| 1976 | 7,554,100 | −7.7% | 425,890 | 17.74 |
| 1975 | 8,186,600 | +5.3% | 433,620 | 18.88 |
| 1974 | 7,776,400 | −4.2% | 440,540 | 17.65 |
| 1973 | 8,116,700 | +2.4% | 446,240 | 18.19 |
| 1972 | 7,922,800 | +16% | 446,300 | 17.75 |
| 1971 | 6,836,480 | +1.3% | 442,580 | 15.45 |
| 1970 | 6,752,000 | +4.0% | 435,530 | 15.50 |
| 1969 | 6,494,800 | −7.1% | 432,110 | 15.03 |
| 1968 | 6,990,500 | +16% | 427,650 | 16.35 |
| 1967 | 6,010,900 | +6.1% | 415,590 | 14.46 |
| 1966 | 5,664,200 | +13% | 403,320 | 14.04 |
| 1965 | 4,992,390 | +2.6% | 384,560 | 12.98 |
| 1964 | 4,865,810 | +10% | 363,650 | 13.38 |
| 1963 | 4,414,760 | +7.0% | 347,310 | 12.71 |
| 1962 | 4,125,160 | −1.6% | 332,040 | 12.42 |
| 1961 | 4,190,530 | — | 313,790 | 13.35 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of fruit in Japan?
Japan produced 2.7 million t in 2024, 0.29% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of fruit?
Japan ranked 51st of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.7% of the world total.
How has the production of fruit in Japan changed?
It fell by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 8.3 million t in 1979.
What is the yield of fruit in Japan?
16.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2.7 million t from 167,982 ha), against a world average of 13.9 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.