Rice production in Japan

Rice production in Japan was 10,142,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes10,142,000
Change on 2023+0.1%
Rank12th of 135Countries ranked
Series high18,782,0001967
Series low9,740,0002003

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Rice production in Japan, 1961 to 2024

8M10M12M14M16M18M20M19611971198119912001201120241961: 16,160,440 tonnes1962: 16,927,100 tonnes1963: 16,648,830 tonnes1964: 16,356,100 tonnes1965: 16,126,060 tonnes1966: 16,564,000 tonnes1967: 18,782,000 tonnes1968: 18,779,010 tonnes1969: 18,200,000 tonnes1970: 16,493,000 tonnes1971: 14,148,000 tonnes1972: 15,450,500 tonnes1973: 15,778,000 tonnes1974: 15,964,000 tonnes1975: 17,097,010 tonnes1976: 15,228,000 tonnes1977: 17,006,000 tonnes1978: 15,736,000 tonnes1979: 14,948,000 tonnes1980: 12,189,000 tonnes1981: 12,824,000 tonnes1982: 12,838,000 tonnes1983: 12,958,000 tonnes1984: 14,848,000 tonnes1985: 14,578,000 tonnes1986: 14,559,000 tonnes1987: 13,284,000 tonnes1988: 12,419,000 tonnes1989: 12,934,000 tonnes1990: 13,124,000 tonnes1991: 12,005,000 tonnes1992: 13,216,000 tonnes1993: 9,793,000 tonnes1994: 14,976,000 tonnes1995: 13,435,000 tonnes1996: 12,930,000 tonnes1997: 12,531,000 tonnes1998: 11,200,000 tonnes1999: 11,468,800 tonnes2000: 11,863,000 tonnes2001: 11,320,000 tonnes2002: 11,111,000 tonnes2003: 9,740,000 tonnes2004: 10,912,000 tonnes2005: 11,342,000 tonnes2006: 10,695,000 tonnes2007: 10,893,000 tonnes2008: 11,028,750 tonnes2009: 10,592,000 tonnes2010: 10,692,000 tonnes2011: 10,707,000 tonnes2012: 11,091,000 tonnes2013: 11,236,000 tonnes2014: 11,231,000 tonnes2015: 10,925,000 tonnes2016: 10,934,000 tonnes2017: 10,777,000 tonnes2018: 10,606,000 tonnes2019: 10,540,100 tonnes2020: 10,476,100 tonnes2021: 10,616,200 tonnes2022: 10,451,000 tonnes2023: 10,136,000 tonnes2024: 10,142,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
202410,142,000
202310,136,000
202210,451,000
202110,616,200
202010,476,100
201910,540,100
201810,606,000
201710,777,000
201610,934,000
201510,925,000
201411,231,000
201311,236,000
201211,091,000
201110,707,000
201010,692,000
200910,592,000
200811,028,750
200710,893,000
200610,695,000
200511,342,000
200410,912,000
20039,740,000
200211,111,000
200111,320,000
200011,863,000
199911,468,800
199811,200,000
199712,531,000
199612,930,000
199513,435,000
199414,976,000
19939,793,000
199213,216,000
199112,005,000
199013,124,000
198912,934,000
198812,419,000
198713,284,000
198614,559,000
198514,578,000
198414,848,000
198312,958,000
198212,838,000
198112,824,000
198012,189,000
197914,948,000
197815,736,000
197717,006,000
197615,228,000
197517,097,010
197415,964,000
197315,778,000
197215,450,500
197114,148,000
197016,493,000
196918,200,000
196818,779,010
196718,782,000
196616,564,000
196516,126,060
196416,356,100
196316,648,830
196216,927,100
196116,160,440

Rankings

Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Japan, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Japan, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/japan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Japan, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/japan.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Japan, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/japan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the rice production in Japan?

Rice production in Japan was 10,142,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in Japan?

18,782,000 tonnes in 1967, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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