FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All pulses production in Japan

In 2024 Japan produced 53,589 t of all pulses, the 88th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 46%. The record was 373,300 t in 1961. Area harvested: 30,242 ha, yield 1.8 t/ha.

Market prices in Japan

Production, 2024: 53,589 t
World rank: 88 of 170
10-year change: −46%
Record: 373,300 t; 1961

All pulses in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.06%; 0.13% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 1.8; world 1.1 (+67%)
kg per person: 0.43; world 11.9
10-year change: −46%; world +26%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
86	Tajikistan	55,095	0.06%
87	Côte d'Ivoire	54,159	0.06%
88	Japan	53,589	0.06%
89	Mauritania	52,972	0.05%
90	Serbia	52,258	0.05%

Full ranking of 170 countries

Map of world production of pulses

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	53,589	+44%	30,242	1.77
2023	37,289	−28%	31,243	1.19
2022	51,789	+2.4%	29,944	1.73
2021	50,595	−13%	30,946	1.63
2020	58,009	−21%	34,555	1.68
2019	73,716	+39%	32,958	2.24
2018	53,111	−26%	31,654	1.68
2017	71,514	+96%	30,459	2.35
2016	36,410	−60%	30,458	1.20
2015	90,390	−8.3%	38,034	2.38
2014	98,543	+17%	41,870	2.35
2013	84,581	−3.3%	41,988	2.01
2012	87,465	+23%	40,989	2.13
2011	71,116	−8.9%	41,369	1.72
2010	78,092	+12%	42,870	1.82
2009	69,958	−26%	43,505	1.61
2008	95,106	+7.2%	43,607	2.18
2007	88,708	+5.5%	43,682	2.03
2006	84,109	−20%	42,748	1.97
2005	105,710	−11%	50,058	2.11
2004	118,903	+43%	54,962	2.16
2003	82,900	−18%	55,381	1.50
2002	101,000	+5.4%	57,286	1.76
2001	95,800	−8.1%	59,690	1.60
2000	104,300	+1.1%	56,988	1.83
1999	103,200	−0.3%	58,510	1.76
1998	103,500	−2.4%	60,685	1.71
1997	106,000	−5.7%	65,926	1.61
1996	112,400	−19%	68,250	1.65
1995	139,250	+26%	71,450	1.95
1994	110,580	+50%	72,860	1.52
1993	73,900	−30%	70,769	1.04
1992	105,510	−22%	70,192	1.50
1991	135,990	−12%	78,241	1.74
1990	153,930	+5.6%	90,945	1.69
1989	145,770	+7.0%	92,348	1.58
1988	136,200	+0.2%	89,008	1.53
1987	135,970	+2.7%	87,189	1.56
1986	132,450	−8.7%	80,216	1.65
1985	145,150	−16%	87,470	1.66
1984	173,350	+76%	99,380	1.74
1983	98,530	−38%	101,900	0.97
1982	157,980	+69%	97,120	1.63
1981	93,310	−1.7%	83,230	1.12
1980	94,955	−30%	83,810	1.13
1979	135,550	−13%	89,225	1.52
1978	155,500	−14%	94,000	1.65
1977	181,700	+19%	117,500	1.55
1976	153,000	−7.8%	117,100	1.31
1975	165,900	−22%	129,500	1.28
1974	212,500	−9.7%	146,500	1.45
1973	235,300	−12%	157,600	1.49
1972	268,544	+46%	175,100	1.53
1971	183,668	−28%	176,597	1.04
1970	254,306	+17%	184,100	1.38
1969	217,900	−12%	176,000	1.24
1968	246,600	−15%	193,100	1.28
1967	291,190	+41%	219,560	1.33
1966	206,730	−26%	245,490	0.84
1965	279,290	+39%	234,610	1.19
1964	200,920	−34%	249,500	0.81
1963	303,660	+4.7%	256,190	1.19
1962	290,000	−22%	273,800	1.06
1961	373,300	—	270,000	1.38

Questions and answers

What is the production of pulses in Japan?

Japan produced 53,589 t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Japan rank in the world for production of pulses?

Japan ranked 88th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

How has the production of pulses in Japan changed?

It fell by 46% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 373,300 t in 1961.

What is the yield of pulses in Japan?

1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (53,589 t from 30,242 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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.