FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pork (pig meat) production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 1.3 million t of pork (pig meat), the 16th largest in the world (1.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.1%. The record was 1.6 million t in 1989.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.3 million t
- World rank
- 16 of 171
- 10-year change
- −0.1%
- Record
- 1.6 million t
- 1989
Pork (pig meat) in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,262,827 | −2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,293,835 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,293,409 | −1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,318,165 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,305,823 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,278,886 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,284,213 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,272,301 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,278,623 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,254,283 | −0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,263,599 | −3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,309,433 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,296,971 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,267,328 | −1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,292,451 | −1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,309,910 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,248,801 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,250,511 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,246,525 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,244,963 | −1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,262,600 | −0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,273,700 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,245,800 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,231,600 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,255,800 | −1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,277,094 | −1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,290,800 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,288,200 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,263,100 | −2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,299,700 | −6.5% |
| 1994 | 1,390,288 | −3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,439,610 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,434,148 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 1,482,776 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 1,555,226 | −2.4% |
| 1989 | 1,593,918 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,578,938 | −0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,582,014 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,551,651 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,531,914 | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1,424,204 | −0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,428,824 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,427,630 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1,395,843 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | 1,475,005 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,429,927 | +11% |
| 1978 | 1,284,473 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 1,169,465 | +11% |
| 1976 | 1,056,229 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,039,642 | −5.3% |
| 1974 | 1,097,924 | +13% |
| 1973 | 970,520 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 885,306 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 843,244 | +15% |
| 1970 | 734,294 | +25% |
| 1969 | 587,658 | −0.3% |
| 1968 | 589,577 | −2.3% |
| 1967 | 603,458 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 564,556 | +39% |
| 1965 | 407,238 | +19% |
| 1964 | 342,356 | +23% |
| 1963 | 279,354 | −14% |
| 1962 | 324,188 | +57% |
| 1961 | 206,288 | — |
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.