FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All vegetables production in Japan

In 2024 Japan produced 9.8 million t of all vegetables, the 14th largest in the world (0.83% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.9%. The record was 14.3 million t in 1982. Area harvested: 361,476 ha, yield 27.2 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Market prices in Japan

Production, 2024: 9.8 million t
World rank: 14 of 192
10-year change: −4.9%
Record: 14.3 million t; 1982

All vegetables in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Japan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.83%; 0.99% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 27.2; world 19.8 (+37%)
kg per person: 79.4; world 145
10-year change: −4.9%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
12	Uzbekistan	11,537,204	0.98%
13	Italy	10,638,400	0.90%
14	Japan	9,825,852	0.83%
15	Iran	9,465,981	0.80%
16	Brazil	9,310,280	0.79%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of vegetables

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	9,825,852	−1.3%	361,476	27.18
2023	9,950,807	−1.8%	361,912	27.50
2022	10,130,120	+0.3%	364,842	27.77
2021	10,103,771	−1.8%	367,171	27.52
2020	10,291,433	−0.9%	370,070	27.81
2019	10,382,739	+2.6%	373,241	27.82
2018	10,123,766	−1.3%	374,082	27.06
2017	10,259,991	+0.4%	374,793	27.38
2016	10,224,154	−1.3%	375,389	27.24
2015	10,361,754	+0.3%	375,487	27.60
2014	10,329,272	+1.5%	374,918	27.55
2013	10,177,239	−0.8%	374,781	27.16
2012	10,263,635	−6.2%	377,649	27.18
2011	10,944,230	−1.7%	374,405	29.23
2010	11,128,970	−3.0%	386,004	28.83
2009	11,478,600	−1.6%	384,960	29.82
2008	11,660,671	+0.8%	381,981	30.53
2007	11,569,000	+1.1%	380,610	30.40
2006	11,448,300	+0.3%	383,170	29.88
2005	11,417,500	+1.9%	400,980	28.47
2004	11,200,742	−4.3%	393,990	28.43
2003	11,700,419	−0.7%	402,014	29.10
2002	11,787,258	−1.2%	399,076	29.54
2001	11,935,697	−1.7%	403,751	29.56
2000	12,136,736	−0.9%	416,020	29.17
1999	12,248,417	+1.8%	425,546	28.78
1998	12,030,867	−4.6%	425,361	28.28
1997	12,606,053	−2.3%	429,560	29.35
1996	12,899,592	−0.2%	438,456	29.42
1995	12,923,053	+1.5%	445,074	29.04
1994	12,734,370	−2.0%	454,126	28.04
1993	13,000,003	−4.0%	463,470	28.05
1992	13,547,248	+1.7%	475,679	28.48
1991	13,316,861	+0.2%	479,348	27.78
1990	13,294,400	−2.6%	482,200	27.57
1989	13,652,200	+1.1%	490,210	27.85
1988	13,504,000	−4.1%	492,660	27.41
1987	14,078,900	−1.1%	498,496	28.24
1986	14,231,900	+2.2%	498,588	28.54
1985	13,925,700	−0.7%	499,517	27.88
1984	14,027,700	+2.6%	506,050	27.72
1983	13,674,800	−4.2%	503,080	27.18
1982	14,266,900	+1.3%	507,750	28.10
1981	14,078,900	+1.4%	507,080	27.76
1980	13,886,300	+0.7%	499,680	27.79
1979	13,796,300	−1.5%	491,310	28.08
1978	14,011,500	−0.2%	493,520	28.39
1977	14,033,300	+4.8%	490,320	28.62
1976	13,386,300	+0.9%	489,090	27.37
1975	13,270,200	−0.0%	490,240	27.07
1974	13,271,200	−0.5%	495,220	26.80
1973	13,341,900	−3.9%	505,780	26.38
1972	13,888,500	+0.4%	523,490	26.53
1971	13,830,235	+3.5%	535,460	25.83
1970	13,369,000	−2.3%	539,070	24.80
1969	13,679,561	−2.1%	538,110	25.42
1968	13,979,874	+8.0%	550,890	25.38
1967	12,949,849	+1.1%	554,040	23.37
1966	12,804,798	+6.0%	570,540	22.44
1965	12,081,907	+6.8%	563,450	21.44
1964	11,308,616	−4.5%	559,790	20.20
1963	11,841,637	+12%	559,540	21.16
1962	10,580,206	+15%	544,590	19.43
1961	9,191,730	—	516,190	17.81

Questions and answers

What is the production of vegetables in Japan?

Japan produced 9.8 million t in 2024, 0.83% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Japan ranked 14th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 50.9% of the world total.

How has the production of vegetables in Japan changed?

It fell by 4.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 14.3 million t in 1982.

What is the yield of vegetables in Japan?

27.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9.8 million t from 361,476 ha), against a world average of 19.8 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.

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.