Green maize production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 207,311 t of green maize, the 12th largest in the world (2.19% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 17%. The record was 408,500 t in 1990. Area harvested: 20,874 ha, yield 9.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 207,311 t
- World rank
- 12 of 48
- 10-year change
- −17%
- Record
- 408,500 t
- 1990
Green maize in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.2%
- 2.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 9.9
- world 8.8 (+13%)
- kg per person
- 1.68
- world 1.16
- 10-year change
- −17%
- world −14%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Guinea | 302,462 | 3.2% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 251,429 | 2.7% |
| 12 | Japan | 207,311 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Canada | 198,739 | 2.1% |
| 14 | China | 194,159 | 2.1% |
Map of world production of green maize
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 | 207,311 | −2.4% | 20,874 | 9.93 |
| 2023 | 212,400 | +1.7% | 20,900 | 10.16 |
| 2022 | 208,800 | −4.6% | 21,300 | 9.80 |
| 2021 | 218,800 | −6.8% | 21,500 | 10.18 |
| 2020 | 234,700 | −1.8% | 22,400 | 10.48 |
| 2019 | 239,000 | +9.8% | 23,000 | 10.39 |
| 2018 | 217,600 | −6.1% | 23,100 | 9.42 |
| 2017 | 231,700 | +18% | 22,700 | 10.21 |
| 2016 | 196,200 | −18% | 24,000 | 8.18 |
| 2015 | 240,300 | −3.7% | 24,100 | 9.97 |
| 2014 | 249,500 | +5.4% | 24,400 | 10.23 |
| 2013 | 236,800 | −7.2% | 24,400 | 9.70 |
| 2012 | 255,300 | +6.2% | 25,000 | 10.21 |
| 2011 | 240,300 | +2.4% | 25,000 | 9.61 |
| 2010 | 234,700 | −0.5% | 25,300 | 9.28 |
| 2009 | 235,900 | −11% | 25,500 | 9.25 |
| 2008 | 266,000 | +3.6% | 25,800 | 10.31 |
| 2007 | 256,700 | +11% | 25,600 | 10.03 |
| 2006 | 231,400 | −7.8% | 25,400 | 9.11 |
| 2005 | 250,900 | −5.5% | 25,900 | 9.69 |
| 2004 | 265,600 | −0.7% | 26,900 | 9.87 |
| 2003 | 267,600 | −3.8% | 27,700 | 9.66 |
| 2002 | 278,100 | +1.8% | 28,300 | 9.83 |
| 2001 | 273,100 | −5.5% | 28,600 | 9.55 |
| 2000 | 289,000 | −1.7% | 29,000 | 9.97 |
| 1999 | 294,000 | +2.8% | 30,000 | 9.80 |
| 1998 | 286,000 | −5.3% | 31,000 | 9.23 |
| 1997 | 302,000 | +5.6% | 32,000 | 9.44 |
| 1996 | 286,000 | −11% | 31,000 | 9.23 |
| 1995 | 319,600 | −13% | 33,300 | 9.60 |
| 1994 | 369,000 | +7.7% | 36,000 | 10.25 |
| 1993 | 342,600 | −9.0% | 37,300 | 9.18 |
| 1992 | 376,400 | −4.4% | 37,700 | 9.98 |
| 1991 | 393,800 | −3.6% | 39,100 | 10.07 |
| 1990 | 408,500 | +5.7% | 39,200 | 10.42 |
| 1989 | 386,600 | +0.8% | 39,300 | 9.84 |
| 1988 | 383,600 | −5.1% | 39,300 | 9.76 |
| 1987 | 404,300 | +4.6% | 39,500 | 10.24 |
| 1986 | 386,600 | +7.5% | 36,900 | 10.48 |
| 1985 | 359,600 | −7.0% | 36,400 | 9.88 |
| 1984 | 386,600 | +13% | 37,900 | 10.20 |
| 1983 | 342,200 | −8.3% | 37,600 | 9.10 |
| 1982 | 373,100 | +12% | 36,800 | 10.14 |
| 1981 | 332,600 | +6.6% | 34,700 | 9.59 |
| 1980 | 311,900 | +3.3% | 30,400 | 10.26 |
| 1979 | 301,800 | −9.3% | 28,700 | 10.52 |
| 1978 | 332,900 | +4.2% | 30,500 | 10.91 |
| 1977 | 319,600 | +7.0% | 29,200 | 10.95 |
| 1976 | 298,800 | −1.4% | 27,300 | 10.95 |
| 1975 | 302,900 | −0.2% | 27,400 | 11.05 |
| 1974 | 303,500 | +2.7% | 27,500 | 11.04 |
| 1973 | 295,500 | −0.4% | 27,100 | 10.90 |
| 1972 | 296,800 | +2.3% | 26,000 | 11.42 |
| 1971 | 290,000 | −4.2% | 27,200 | 10.66 |
| 1970 | 302,600 | +10% | 27,300 | 11.08 |
| 1969 | 274,600 | −1.2% | 24,700 | 11.12 |
| 1968 | 278,000 | −4.7% | 24,400 | 11.39 |
| 1967 | 291,700 | +7.8% | 26,000 | 11.22 |
| 1966 | 270,500 | +3.5% | 26,300 | 10.29 |
| 1965 | 261,400 | −1.0% | 25,900 | 10.09 |
| 1964 | 264,000 | −5.5% | 25,800 | 10.23 |
| 1963 | 279,400 | +3.6% | 25,600 | 10.91 |
| 1962 | 269,800 | −3.4% | 26,700 | 10.10 |
| 1961 | 279,200 | — | 26,500 | 10.54 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 5 t USD 13,000
- Importer rank
- 36 of 47
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 green maize in Japan?
Japan produced 207,311 t in 2024, 2.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of green maize?
Japan ranked 12th of 48 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 25.3% of the world total.
How has the production of green maize in Japan changed?
It fell by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −14% for the world. The record was 408,500 t in 1990.
What is the yield of green maize in Japan?
9.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (207,311 t from 20,874 ha), against a world average of 8.8 t/ha.
Does Japan export or import green corn (maize)?
In 2024 Japan reported no exports and imports of 5 t (USD 13,000), 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; the 2024 figure for Japan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.