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Soybean production in Japan

Soybean production in Japan was 252,400 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 108 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes252,400
Change on 2023-3.2%
Rank25th of 108Countries ranked
Series high391,9001961
Series low98,8001994

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Soybean production in Japan, 1961 to 2024

0100K200K300K400K19611971198119912001201120241961: 391,900 tonnes1962: 338,700 tonnes1963: 318,200 tonnes1964: 240,100 tonnes1965: 230,000 tonnes1966: 199,500 tonnes1967: 190,600 tonnes1968: 167,700 tonnes1969: 135,900 tonnes1970: 126,100 tonnes1971: 122,400 tonnes1972: 126,500 tonnes1973: 118,200 tonnes1974: 132,800 tonnes1975: 125,600 tonnes1976: 109,500 tonnes1977: 110,800 tonnes1978: 189,900 tonnes1979: 191,700 tonnes1980: 173,900 tonnes1981: 211,700 tonnes1982: 226,300 tonnes1983: 217,200 tonnes1984: 238,000 tonnes1985: 228,300 tonnes1986: 245,200 tonnes1987: 287,200 tonnes1988: 276,900 tonnes1989: 271,700 tonnes1990: 220,400 tonnes1991: 197,300 tonnes1992: 188,100 tonnes1993: 100,600 tonnes1994: 98,800 tonnes1995: 119,000 tonnes1996: 148,000 tonnes1997: 144,600 tonnes1998: 158,000 tonnes1999: 187,200 tonnes2000: 235,000 tonnes2001: 290,600 tonnes2002: 270,200 tonnes2003: 232,200 tonnes2004: 163,200 tonnes2005: 225,000 tonnes2006: 229,200 tonnes2007: 226,700 tonnes2008: 261,700 tonnes2009: 229,900 tonnes2010: 222,500 tonnes2011: 218,800 tonnes2012: 235,900 tonnes2013: 199,900 tonnes2014: 231,800 tonnes2015: 243,100 tonnes2016: 238,000 tonnes2017: 253,000 tonnes2018: 211,300 tonnes2019: 217,800 tonnes2020: 218,900 tonnes2021: 246,500 tonnes2022: 242,800 tonnes2023: 260,800 tonnes2024: 252,400 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024252,400
2023260,800
2022242,800
2021246,500
2020218,900
2019217,800
2018211,300
2017253,000
2016238,000
2015243,100
2014231,800
2013199,900
2012235,900
2011218,800
2010222,500
2009229,900
2008261,700
2007226,700
2006229,200
2005225,000
2004163,200
2003232,200
2002270,200
2001290,600
2000235,000
1999187,200
1998158,000
1997144,600
1996148,000
1995119,000
199498,800
1993100,600
1992188,100
1991197,300
1990220,400
1989271,700
1988276,900
1987287,200
1986245,200
1985228,300
1984238,000
1983217,200
1982226,300
1981211,700
1980173,900
1979191,700
1978189,900
1977110,800
1976109,500
1975125,600
1974132,800
1973118,200
1972126,500
1971122,400
1970126,100
1969135,900
1968167,700
1967190,600
1966199,500
1965230,000
1964240,100
1963318,200
1962338,700
1961391,900

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Definition

Quantity of soybeans harvested dry 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.

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.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, 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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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510) (Soybean 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): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean 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/soybean-production/japan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Soybean 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/soybean-production/japan.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean 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/soybean-production/japan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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}
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What is the soybean production in Japan?

Soybean production in Japan was 252,400 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 108 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest soybean production in Japan?

391,900 tonnes in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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