String beans production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 29,943 t of string beans, the 9th largest in the world (2.51% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 27%. The record was 99,300 t in 1986. Area harvested: 4,267 ha, yield 7.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 29,943 t
- World rank
- 9 of 20
- 10-year change
- −27%
- Record
- 99,300 t
- 1986
String beans in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.5%
- 2.2% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.0
- world 9.5 (−26%)
- kg per person
- 0.24
- world 0.15
- 10-year change
- −27%
- world −35%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Argentina | 51,286 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Iraq | 32,410 | 2.7% |
| 9 | Japan | 29,943 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Peru | 26,809 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Malawi | 18,330 | 1.5% |
Map of world production of string beans
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 | 29,943 | −2.5% | 4,267 | 7.02 |
| 2023 | 30,700 | −7.3% | 4,370 | 7.03 |
| 2022 | 33,100 | −9.6% | 4,460 | 7.42 |
| 2021 | 36,600 | −5.9% | 4,810 | 7.61 |
| 2020 | 38,900 | +1.6% | 5,020 | 7.75 |
| 2019 | 38,300 | +2.4% | 5,190 | 7.38 |
| 2018 | 37,400 | −6.0% | 5,330 | 7.02 |
| 2017 | 39,800 | +0.8% | 5,590 | 7.12 |
| 2016 | 39,500 | −2.0% | 5,650 | 6.99 |
| 2015 | 40,300 | −1.7% | 5,760 | 7.00 |
| 2014 | 41,000 | −0.7% | 5,820 | 7.04 |
| 2013 | 41,300 | −1.7% | 5,990 | 6.89 |
| 2012 | 42,000 | −1.4% | 6,240 | 6.73 |
| 2011 | 42,600 | −5.1% | 6,430 | 6.63 |
| 2010 | 44,900 | −11% | 6,830 | 6.57 |
| 2009 | 50,600 | −0.6% | 7,120 | 7.11 |
| 2008 | 50,900 | +4.1% | 7,030 | 7.24 |
| 2007 | 48,900 | 0.0% | 7,040 | 6.95 |
| 2006 | 48,900 | −7.0% | 7,220 | 6.77 |
| 2005 | 52,600 | −0.6% | 7,440 | 7.07 |
| 2004 | 52,900 | −7.2% | 7,660 | 6.91 |
| 2003 | 57,000 | −3.1% | 7,950 | 7.17 |
| 2002 | 58,800 | −5.3% | 8,070 | 7.29 |
| 2001 | 62,100 | −2.8% | 8,420 | 7.38 |
| 2000 | 63,900 | +3.1% | 8,690 | 7.35 |
| 1999 | 62,000 | −6.5% | 8,910 | 6.96 |
| 1998 | 66,300 | −7.1% | 9,160 | 7.24 |
| 1997 | 71,400 | −5.3% | 9,350 | 7.64 |
| 1996 | 75,400 | +0.3% | 9,740 | 7.74 |
| 1995 | 75,200 | +0.1% | 9,870 | 7.62 |
| 1994 | 75,100 | +0.4% | 10,200 | 7.36 |
| 1993 | 74,800 | −11% | 10,500 | 7.12 |
| 1992 | 83,600 | +1.5% | 10,900 | 7.67 |
| 1991 | 82,400 | −8.7% | 11,300 | 7.29 |
| 1990 | 90,300 | −5.2% | 11,800 | 7.65 |
| 1989 | 95,300 | +2.5% | 11,900 | 8.01 |
| 1988 | 93,000 | −6.1% | 12,100 | 7.69 |
| 1987 | 99,000 | −0.3% | 12,200 | 8.11 |
| 1986 | 99,300 | +5.8% | 11,900 | 8.34 |
| 1985 | 93,900 | −5.2% | 11,900 | 7.89 |
| 1984 | 99,100 | +0.7% | 11,900 | 8.33 |
| 1983 | 98,400 | +2.5% | 12,000 | 8.20 |
| 1982 | 96,000 | −0.3% | 11,900 | 8.07 |
| 1981 | 96,300 | +2.2% | 12,000 | 8.03 |
| 1980 | 94,200 | −3.3% | 12,000 | 7.85 |
| 1979 | 97,400 | +4.7% | 11,800 | 8.25 |
| 1978 | 93,000 | −1.8% | 11,600 | 8.02 |
| 1977 | 94,700 | +8.2% | 11,600 | 8.16 |
| 1976 | 87,500 | −0.1% | 11,400 | 7.68 |
| 1975 | 87,600 | −0.7% | 11,200 | 7.82 |
| 1974 | 88,200 | −3.6% | 11,500 | 7.67 |
| 1973 | 91,500 | −4.3% | 12,000 | 7.63 |
| 1972 | 95,600 | +3.7% | 12,400 | 7.71 |
| 1971 | 92,200 | +8.6% | 12,600 | 7.32 |
| 1970 | 84,900 | +3.0% | 12,300 | 6.90 |
| 1969 | 82,400 | −1.2% | 11,700 | 7.04 |
| 1968 | 83,400 | +2.1% | 11,750 | 7.10 |
| 1967 | 81,700 | −2.9% | 12,100 | 6.75 |
| 1966 | 84,100 | +11% | 12,200 | 6.89 |
| 1965 | 76,100 | −1.4% | 11,600 | 6.56 |
| 1964 | 77,150 | +6.6% | 11,500 | 6.71 |
| 1963 | 72,400 | +8.7% | 10,800 | 6.70 |
| 1962 | 66,600 | +5.3% | 10,300 | 6.47 |
| 1961 | 63,250 | — | 9,900 | 6.39 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of string beans in Japan?
Japan produced 29,943 t in 2024, 2.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of string beans?
Japan ranked 9th of 20 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 40.5% of the world total.
How has the production of string beans in Japan changed?
It fell by 27% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 99,300 t in 1986.
What is the yield of string beans in Japan?
7.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (29,943 t from 4,267 ha), against a world average of 9.5 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 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.