FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All tree nuts production in Japan

In 2024 Japan produced 14,000 t of all tree nuts, the 67th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 65,300 t in 1979. Area harvested: 15,200 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.

Market prices in Japan

Production, 2024: 14,000 t
World rank: 67 of 114
10-year change: −35%
Record: 65,300 t; 1979

All tree nuts in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.08%; 0.16% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.9; world 1.3 (−28%)
kg per person: 0.11; world 2.25
10-year change: −35%; world +37%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
65	Kyrgyzstan	15,867	0.09%
66	Yemen	14,233	0.08%
67	Japan	14,000	0.08%
68	Nepal	13,319	0.07%
69	Senegal	13,043	0.07%

Full ranking of 114 countries

Map of world production of tree nuts

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	14,000	−6.7%	15,200	0.92
2023	15,000	−3.8%	15,800	0.95
2022	15,600	−0.6%	16,300	0.96
2021	15,700	−7.1%	16,800	0.93
2020	16,900	+7.6%	17,400	0.97
2019	15,700	−4.8%	17,800	0.88
2018	16,500	−12%	18,300	0.90
2017	18,700	+13%	18,800	0.99
2016	16,500	+1.2%	19,300	0.85
2015	16,300	−24%	19,800	0.82
2014	21,400	+1.9%	20,200	1.06
2013	21,000	+0.5%	20,600	1.02
2012	20,900	+9.4%	21,000	1.00
2011	19,100	−19%	21,400	0.89
2010	23,500	+8.3%	21,700	1.08
2009	21,700	−14%	22,100	0.98
2008	25,300	+14%	22,500	1.12
2007	22,100	−4.3%	23,000	0.96
2006	23,100	+6.0%	23,300	0.99
2005	21,800	−9.2%	23,800	0.92
2004	24,000	−4.4%	24,300	0.99
2003	25,100	−17%	25,300	0.99
2002	30,100	+3.8%	25,600	1.18
2001	29,000	+8.6%	25,900	1.12
2000	26,700	−11%	26,400	1.01
1999	30,000	+15%	26,900	1.12
1998	26,200	−20%	27,500	0.95
1997	32,900	+9.3%	28,300	1.16
1996	30,100	−13%	29,200	1.03
1995	34,400	+4.6%	30,100	1.14
1994	32,900	+21%	33,300	0.99
1993	27,100	−19%	34,400	0.79
1992	33,600	+3.7%	35,500	0.95
1991	32,400	−19%	36,700	0.88
1990	40,200	+1.8%	37,600	1.07
1989	39,500	−7.5%	38,300	1.03
1988	42,700	−11%	35,900	1.19
1987	48,200	−10%	40,600	1.19
1986	53,700	+11%	41,400	1.30
1985	48,200	−11%	42,200	1.14
1984	54,300	+1.5%	42,900	1.27
1983	53,500	+3.9%	43,300	1.24
1982	51,500	−13%	43,500	1.18
1981	59,100	+26%	43,800	1.35
1980	47,000	−28%	44,100	1.07
1979	65,300	+7.8%	43,800	1.49
1978	60,600	+2.5%	43,200	1.40
1977	59,100	+5.2%	43,300	1.36
1976	56,200	−6.0%	43,600	1.29
1975	59,800	+1.4%	44,300	1.35
1974	59,000	−6.5%	44,200	1.33
1973	63,100	+13%	43,200	1.46
1972	55,800	+12%	41,700	1.34
1971	49,900	+3.3%	40,500	1.23
1970	48,300	−0.6%	39,000	1.24
1969	48,600	+0.8%	37,700	1.29
1968	48,200	+21%	36,100	1.34
1967	39,700	+18%	33,500	1.19
1966	33,600	+28%	29,800	1.13
1965	26,200	−8.1%	27,100	0.97
1964	28,500	+21%	22,600	1.26
1963	23,600	−16%	16,100	1.47
1962	28,100	+2.2%	12,300	2.28
1961	27,500	—	11,000	2.50

Questions and answers

What is the production of tree nuts in Japan?

Japan produced 14,000 t in 2024, 0.08% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Japan rank in the world for production of tree nuts?

Japan ranked 67th of 114 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 18.1% of the world total.

How has the production of tree nuts in Japan changed?

It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +37% for the world. The record was 65,300 t in 1979.

What is the yield of tree nuts in Japan?

0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (14,000 t from 15,200 ha), against a world average of 1.3 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.