> In 2024 Japan produced 3.3 million t of all roots and tubers, the 44th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/japan/

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# All roots and tubers production in Japan

In 2024 Japan produced 3.3 million t of all roots and tubers, the 44th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 11.0 million t in 1961. Area harvested: 120,384 ha, yield 27.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Market prices in Japan](https://husfarm.com/country/japan/)

Production, 20243.3 million t
World rank44 of 192
10-year change−12%
Record11.0 million t1961

## All roots and tubers in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.35%0.45% in 2014
Yield, t/ha27.4world 13.1 (+108%)
kg per person26.6world 116
10-year change−12%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 42 | [Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/uzbekistan/) | 3,716,862 | 0.39% |
| 43 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nepal/) | 3,675,269 | 0.39% |
| 44 | **Japan** | 3,292,536 | 0.35% |
| 45 | [Zambia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/zambia/) | 3,245,473 | 0.34% |
| 46 | [Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/sierra-leone/) | 3,200,812 | 0.34% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

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 | 3,292,536 | −3.9% | 120,384 | 27.35 |
| 2023 | 3,425,527 | +2.4% | 122,879 | 27.88 |
| 2022 | 3,345,257 | +3.8% | 124,173 | 26.94 |
| 2021 | 3,222,275 | −1.1% | 124,332 | 25.92 |
| 2020 | 3,257,600 | −7.3% | 126,550 | 25.74 |
| 2019 | 3,513,500 | +2.7% | 130,840 | 26.85 |
| 2018 | 3,420,000 | −4.2% | 134,820 | 25.37 |
| 2017 | 3,571,500 | +4.4% | 135,920 | 26.28 |
| 2016 | 3,419,800 | −3.4% | 136,450 | 25.06 |
| 2015 | 3,541,400 | −5.0% | 134,920 | 26.25 |
| 2014 | 3,729,300 | −0.2% | 140,370 | 26.57 |
| 2013 | 3,735,700 | −1.1% | 142,610 | 26.20 |
| 2012 | 3,777,000 | +3.0% | 144,880 | 26.07 |
| 2011 | 3,668,500 | +3.2% | 145,030 | 25.29 |
| 2010 | 3,555,000 | −8.8% | 147,650 | 24.08 |
| 2009 | 3,896,700 | −6.7% | 149,570 | 26.05 |
| 2008 | 4,178,200 | −2.0% | 151,660 | 27.55 |
| 2007 | 4,263,200 | +5.3% | 151,610 | 28.12 |
| 2006 | 4,049,200 | −4.8% | 154,470 | 26.21 |
| 2005 | 4,254,900 | −1.9% | 155,620 | 27.34 |
| 2004 | 4,336,400 | +0.2% | 156,150 | 27.77 |
| 2003 | 4,327,000 | −5.3% | 157,750 | 27.43 |
| 2002 | 4,567,400 | +1.6% | 162,900 | 28.04 |
| 2001 | 4,497,500 | +0.4% | 166,430 | 27.02 |
| 2000 | 4,478,600 | −0.2% | 170,340 | 26.29 |
| 1999 | 4,486,800 | −5.0% | 176,880 | 25.37 |
| 1998 | 4,721,300 | −6.4% | 180,110 | 26.21 |
| 1997 | 5,046,400 | +7.6% | 191,437 | 26.36 |
| 1996 | 4,690,000 | −7.2% | 186,460 | 25.15 |
| 1995 | 5,053,500 | −1.8% | 189,470 | 26.67 |
| 1994 | 5,147,000 | +4.8% | 192,140 | 26.79 |
| 1993 | 4,912,600 | −7.9% | 202,550 | 24.25 |
| 1992 | 5,334,400 | −1.7% | 206,020 | 25.89 |
| 1991 | 5,428,500 | −2.3% | 211,660 | 25.65 |
| 1990 | 5,557,800 | −1.3% | 217,790 | 25.52 |
| 1989 | 5,631,700 | −1.5% | 223,380 | 25.21 |
| 1988 | 5,718,800 | −5.0% | 230,530 | 24.81 |
| 1987 | 6,022,600 | −3.0% | 234,580 | 25.67 |
| 1986 | 6,209,600 | +5.5% | 237,890 | 26.10 |
| 1985 | 5,886,100 | +3.1% | 239,180 | 24.61 |
| 1984 | 5,709,200 | +2.7% | 238,470 | 23.94 |
| 1983 | 5,561,600 | −3.8% | 235,560 | 23.61 |
| 1982 | 5,780,900 | +12% | 236,010 | 24.49 |
| 1981 | 5,161,900 | −4.7% | 233,210 | 22.13 |
| 1980 | 5,416,100 | −0.6% | 233,990 | 23.15 |
| 1979 | 5,448,500 | +2.8% | 234,520 | 23.23 |
| 1978 | 5,297,700 | −5.6% | 238,740 | 22.19 |
| 1977 | 5,609,700 | −0.7% | 239,160 | 23.46 |
| 1976 | 5,650,300 | +7.4% | 246,610 | 22.91 |
| 1975 | 5,262,500 | +4.7% | 251,560 | 20.92 |
| 1974 | 5,026,100 | −11% | 250,240 | 20.09 |
| 1973 | 5,649,900 | −11% | 270,260 | 20.91 |
| 1972 | 6,335,400 | +2.9% | 297,020 | 21.33 |
| 1971 | 6,156,500 | −12% | 318,990 | 19.30 |
| 1970 | 6,993,000 | −3.4% | 341,820 | 20.46 |
| 1969 | 7,236,300 | −14% | 382,890 | 18.90 |
| 1968 | 8,457,400 | +0.6% | 425,490 | 19.88 |
| 1967 | 8,405,700 | −6.8% | 450,010 | 18.68 |
| 1966 | 9,017,200 | −7.2% | 492,810 | 18.30 |
| 1965 | 9,721,700 | −7.6% | 521,590 | 18.64 |
| 1964 | 10,519,000 | −3.2% | 570,260 | 18.45 |
| 1963 | 10,869,900 | +2.0% | 574,690 | 18.91 |
| 1962 | 10,652,197 | −2.8% | 594,300 | 17.92 |
| 1961 | 10,959,200 | — | 601,630 | 18.22 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in Japan?

Japan produced 3.3 million t in 2024, 0.35% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Japan rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Japan ranked 44th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in Japan changed?

It fell by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 11.0 million t in 1961.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in Japan?

27.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.3 million t from 120,384 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

## Other products of Japan

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[Agricultural production in Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/country/japan/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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