Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Japan

Japan: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled was 1.15 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.15 million
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
6th
of 158 countries
All-time high
1.76 million
in 1976
All-time low
-24
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Japan, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Japan stood at 1.15 million.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 1.76 million in 1976 and was at its lowest, -24, in 1961.

That places Japan 6th out of 158 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Japan, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -24 —
1962 0 -100.0%
1963 172,100 —
1964 471,000 +173.7%
1965 635,500 +34.9%
1966 447,320 -29.6%
1967 602,660 +34.7%
1968 634,363 +5.3%
1969 676,536 +6.6%
1970 767,618 +13.5%
1971 865,262 +12.7%
1972 1.00 million +16.0%
1973 1.32 million +31.7%
1974 1.42 million +7.3%
1975 1.60 million +12.7%
1976 1.76 million +10.3%
1977 1.73 million -1.5%
1978 1.49 million -14.1%
1979 1.52 million +2.0%
1980 1.42 million -6.8%
1981 1.57 million +10.8%
1982 1.33 million -15.2%
1983 1.48 million +11.0%
1984 1.57 million +6.1%
1985 1.66 million +6.0%
1986 1.36 million -18.0%
1987 1.25 million -8.5%
1988 1.35 million +7.9%
1989 1.32 million -2.1%
1990 1.27 million -3.4%
1991 1.52 million +19.5%
1992 1.58 million +4.2%
1993 1.62 million +2.2%
1994 1.66 million +2.9%
1995 1.73 million +4.0%
1996 1.60 million -7.8%
1997 1.61 million +0.6%
1998 1.47 million -8.6%
1999 1.62 million +10.5%
2000 1.65 million +1.8%
2001 1.41 million -14.7%
2002 1.35 million -4.2%
2003 1.44 million +6.7%
2004 1.44 million -0.2%
2005 1.43 million -0.6%
2006 1.38 million -3.3%
2007 1.41 million +1.7%
2008 1.29 million -7.9%
2009 1.39 million +7.4%
2010 1.42 million +2.0%
2011 1.31 million -7.4%
2012 1.32 million +0.5%
2013 1.32 million +0.4%
2014 1.24 million -6.2%
2015 1.11 million -10.5%
2016 1.16 million +4.6%
2017 1.20 million +2.9%
2018 1.26 million +5.7%
2019 1.15 million -9.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +173.7% 172,100 471,000
1962 +100.0% -24 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 404,384 -24 676,536 9
1970s 1.35 million 767,618 1.76 million 10
1980s 1.43 million 1.25 million 1.66 million 10
1990s 1.57 million 1.27 million 1.73 million 10
2000s 1.42 million 1.29 million 1.65 million 10
2010s 1.25 million 1.11 million 1.42 million 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 3 Iran 3.29 million compare
  2. 4 Netherlands 2.06 million compare
  3. 5 Belgium 1.80 million compare
  4. 7 Spain 1.07 million compare
  5. 8 Jordan 853,459 compare
  6. 9 Brazil 671,336 compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Japan?
Net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Japan was 1.15 million in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 1976.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -24 in 1961.
How does Japan rank for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 6th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
158 places, 6,843 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.