Potatoes production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 2.2 million t of potatoes, the 29th largest in the world (0.57% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 8.9%. The record was 4.1 million t in 1986. Area harvested: 69,221 ha, yield 32.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2.2 million t
- World rank
- 29 of 152
- 10-year change
- −8.9%
- Record
- 4.1 million t
- 1986
Potatoes in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.57%
- 0.67% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 32.3
- world 22.9 (+41%)
- kg per person
- 18.1
- world 47.8
- 10-year change
- −8.9%
- world +6.0%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | South Africa | 2,623,499 | 0.67% |
| 28 | Colombia | 2,492,099 | 0.64% |
| 29 | Japan | 2,236,459 | 0.57% |
| 30 | Morocco | 2,194,126 | 0.56% |
| 31 | Kenya | 2,188,110 | 0.56% |
Map of world production of potatoes
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 | 2,236,459 | −5.4% | 69,221 | 32.31 |
| 2023 | 2,364,000 | +3.5% | 71,200 | 33.20 |
| 2022 | 2,283,000 | +5.0% | 71,400 | 31.97 |
| 2021 | 2,175,000 | −1.4% | 70,900 | 30.68 |
| 2020 | 2,205,000 | −8.1% | 71,900 | 30.67 |
| 2019 | 2,399,000 | +6.2% | 74,400 | 32.24 |
| 2018 | 2,260,000 | −5.6% | 76,500 | 29.54 |
| 2017 | 2,395,000 | +8.9% | 77,200 | 31.02 |
| 2016 | 2,199,000 | −6.6% | 77,200 | 28.48 |
| 2015 | 2,354,000 | −4.2% | 74,600 | 31.55 |
| 2014 | 2,456,000 | +2.0% | 78,300 | 31.37 |
| 2013 | 2,408,000 | −3.7% | 79,700 | 30.21 |
| 2012 | 2,500,000 | +4.7% | 81,200 | 30.79 |
| 2011 | 2,387,000 | +4.2% | 81,000 | 29.47 |
| 2010 | 2,290,000 | −6.9% | 82,500 | 27.76 |
| 2009 | 2,459,000 | −10% | 83,100 | 29.59 |
| 2008 | 2,743,000 | −4.5% | 84,900 | 32.31 |
| 2007 | 2,873,000 | +9.0% | 84,500 | 34.00 |
| 2006 | 2,635,000 | −4.1% | 86,600 | 30.43 |
| 2005 | 2,749,000 | −4.7% | 86,900 | 31.63 |
| 2004 | 2,884,000 | −1.9% | 87,200 | 33.07 |
| 2003 | 2,939,000 | −4.4% | 88,400 | 33.25 |
| 2002 | 3,074,000 | +3.9% | 92,000 | 33.41 |
| 2001 | 2,959,000 | +2.1% | 93,000 | 31.82 |
| 2000 | 2,898,000 | −2.2% | 94,600 | 30.63 |
| 1999 | 2,963,000 | −3.6% | 97,700 | 30.33 |
| 1998 | 3,073,000 | −9.5% | 99,900 | 30.76 |
| 1997 | 3,395,000 | +10.0% | 109,897 | 30.89 |
| 1996 | 3,087,000 | −8.3% | 103,000 | 29.97 |
| 1995 | 3,365,000 | −0.4% | 104,000 | 32.36 |
| 1994 | 3,377,000 | −0.4% | 108,200 | 31.21 |
| 1993 | 3,390,000 | −3.0% | 111,200 | 30.49 |
| 1992 | 3,494,000 | −3.2% | 111,400 | 31.36 |
| 1991 | 3,609,000 | +1.6% | 111,800 | 32.28 |
| 1990 | 3,552,000 | −1.0% | 115,800 | 30.67 |
| 1989 | 3,587,000 | −4.7% | 119,800 | 29.94 |
| 1988 | 3,763,000 | −4.9% | 124,600 | 30.20 |
| 1987 | 3,955,100 | −2.9% | 127,500 | 31.02 |
| 1986 | 4,073,000 | +9.3% | 130,100 | 31.31 |
| 1985 | 3,727,000 | +0.5% | 130,200 | 28.63 |
| 1984 | 3,707,400 | +4.0% | 130,880 | 28.33 |
| 1983 | 3,565,600 | −5.5% | 127,800 | 27.90 |
| 1982 | 3,774,800 | +22% | 127,200 | 29.68 |
| 1981 | 3,095,200 | −9.5% | 125,600 | 24.64 |
| 1980 | 3,420,700 | +1.2% | 123,400 | 27.72 |
| 1979 | 3,381,300 | +2.0% | 125,090 | 27.03 |
| 1978 | 3,316,200 | −5.8% | 128,110 | 25.89 |
| 1977 | 3,520,300 | −5.9% | 131,370 | 26.80 |
| 1976 | 3,741,800 | +15% | 137,610 | 27.19 |
| 1975 | 3,260,800 | +11% | 139,390 | 23.39 |
| 1974 | 2,941,500 | −14% | 138,490 | 21.24 |
| 1973 | 3,417,700 | −3.4% | 147,300 | 23.20 |
| 1972 | 3,536,900 | +8.0% | 152,200 | 23.24 |
| 1971 | 3,274,300 | −9.5% | 155,900 | 21.00 |
| 1970 | 3,616,500 | +1.0% | 159,000 | 22.75 |
| 1969 | 3,579,000 | −12% | 177,600 | 20.15 |
| 1968 | 4,058,900 | +11% | 188,200 | 21.57 |
| 1967 | 3,643,100 | +7.6% | 183,400 | 19.86 |
| 1966 | 3,385,800 | −17% | 195,500 | 17.32 |
| 1965 | 4,060,500 | +3.5% | 212,800 | 19.08 |
| 1964 | 3,922,800 | +15% | 221,100 | 17.74 |
| 1963 | 3,413,600 | −7.3% | 208,600 | 16.36 |
| 1962 | 3,684,097 | −4.5% | 216,300 | 17.03 |
| 1961 | 3,858,100 | — | 218,000 | 17.70 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 299 t USD 189,000
- Exporter rank
- 87 of 124
- Imports
- 35,664 t USD 28.8 m
- Importer rank
- 67 of 183
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 potatoes in Japan?
Japan produced 2.2 million t in 2024, 0.57% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of potatoes?
Japan ranked 29th of 152 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 24.3% of the world total.
How has the production of potatoes in Japan changed?
It fell by 8.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.0% for the world. The record was 4.1 million t in 1986.
What is the yield of potatoes in Japan?
32.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2.2 million t from 69,221 ha), against a world average of 22.9 t/ha.
Does Japan export or import potatoes?
In 2024 Japan reported exports of 299 t (USD 189,000) and imports of 35,664 t (USD 28.8 m), 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.
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.