Peppermint, spearmint production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 33 t of peppermint, spearmint, the 4th largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 8.3%. The record was 37,000 t in 1961. Area harvested: 2 ha, yield 16.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 33 t
- World rank
- 4 of 4
- 10-year change
- −8.3%
- Record
- 37,000 t
- 1961
Peppermint, spearmint in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 16.5
- world 19.1 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.00
- 10-year change
- −8.3%
- world −65%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of peppermint, spearmint
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 | 33 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2023 | 33 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2021 | 33 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2020 | 33 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2019 | 33 | +3.1% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2018 | 32 | −3.0% | 2 | 16.00 |
| 2017 | 33 | −2.9% | 2 | 16.50 |
| 2016 | 34 | +13% | 2 | 17.00 |
| 2015 | 30 | −17% | 2 | 15.00 |
| 2014 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2013 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2012 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2011 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2010 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2009 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2008 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2007 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2006 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2005 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2004 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2003 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2002 | 36 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2001 | 36 | +2.9% | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2000 | 35 | +1,650% | 2 | 17.50 |
| 1999 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 1993 | 200 | −60% | 14 | 14.29 |
| 1992 | 500 | −50% | 35 | 14.29 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | −29% | 70 | 14.29 |
| 1990 | 1,400 | −18% | 150 | 9.33 |
| 1989 | 1,700 | 0.0% | 200 | 8.50 |
| 1988 | 1,700 | −11% | 200 | 8.50 |
| 1987 | 1,900 | −9.5% | 220 | 8.64 |
| 1986 | 2,100 | −16% | 240 | 8.75 |
| 1985 | 2,500 | −11% | 290 | 8.62 |
| 1984 | 2,800 | −20% | 320 | 8.75 |
| 1983 | 3,500 | −30% | 400 | 8.75 |
| 1982 | 5,000 | −29% | 600 | 8.33 |
| 1981 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 800 | 8.75 |
| 1980 | 7,000 | −22% | 800 | 8.75 |
| 1979 | 9,000 | −25% | 1,000 | 9.00 |
| 1978 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 1,300 | 9.23 |
| 1977 | 11,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 9.17 |
| 1976 | 11,000 | −8.3% | 1,200 | 9.17 |
| 1975 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1974 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1973 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 7.50 |
| 1972 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 7.50 |
| 1971 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 6.67 |
| 1970 | 12,000 | +0.8% | 1,800 | 6.67 |
| 1969 | 11,900 | −43% | 2,000 | 5.95 |
| 1968 | 20,800 | −0.5% | 2,900 | 7.17 |
| 1967 | 20,900 | +69% | 3,300 | 6.33 |
| 1966 | 12,400 | +7.8% | 2,300 | 5.39 |
| 1965 | 11,500 | −28% | 2,400 | 4.79 |
| 1964 | 16,000 | −27% | 4,000 | 4.00 |
| 1963 | 22,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 4.40 |
| 1962 | 22,000 | −41% | 5,000 | 4.40 |
| 1961 | 37,000 | — | 8,000 | 4.63 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of peppermint, spearmint in Japan?
Japan produced 33 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of peppermint, spearmint?
Japan ranked 4th of 4 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Morocco with 76.5% of the world total.
How has the production of peppermint, spearmint in Japan changed?
It fell by 8.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −65% for the world. The record was 37,000 t in 1961.
What is the yield of peppermint, spearmint in Japan?
16.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (33 t from 2 ha), against a world average of 19.1 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.
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.