Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Japan

Japan: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1262 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1262 units per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1352 units per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.0195 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Japan, 1961–2019

0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Japan stood at 0.1262 units per person.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.1352 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0195 units per person, in 1961.

That places Japan 14th out of 177 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 - Maize, per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Japan, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0195 units per person
1962 0.0244 units per person +25.4%
1963 0.0276 units per person +13.1%
1964 0.0333 units per person +20.8%
1965 0.0351 units per person +5.2%
1966 0.0364 units per person +3.8%
1967 0.0397 units per person +8.9%
1968 0.0509 units per person +28.4%
1969 0.0537 units per person +5.4%
1970 0.0582 units per person +8.4%
1971 0.0474 units per person -18.6%
1972 0.0565 units per person +19.2%
1973 0.0715 units per person +26.6%
1974 0.0721 units per person +0.8%
1975 0.067 units per person -7.1%
1976 0.0743 units per person +11.0%
1977 0.0796 units per person +7.1%
1978 0.0917 units per person +15.1%
1979 0.0984 units per person +7.4%
1980 0.1098 units per person +11.6%
1981 0.1155 units per person +5.2%
1982 0.1145 units per person -0.8%
1983 0.1232 units per person +7.6%
1984 0.118 units per person -4.2%
1985 0.1177 units per person -0.2%
1986 0.1206 units per person +2.5%
1987 0.1352 units per person +12.1%
1988 0.1351 units per person -0.1%
1989 0.1285 units per person -4.9%
1990 0.1296 units per person +0.9%
1991 0.1343 units per person +3.6%
1992 0.1317 units per person -1.9%
1993 0.1351 units per person +2.6%
1994 0.1273 units per person -5.8%
1995 0.1321 units per person +3.8%
1996 0.1273 units per person -3.7%
1997 0.1277 units per person +0.3%
1998 0.127 units per person -0.6%
1999 0.1311 units per person +3.3%
2000 0.127 units per person -3.1%
2001 0.1276 units per person +0.4%
2002 0.1288 units per person +1.0%
2003 0.1336 units per person +3.7%
2004 0.129 units per person -3.5%
2005 0.1304 units per person +1.1%
2006 0.1321 units per person +1.3%
2007 0.1299 units per person -1.6%
2008 0.1285 units per person -1.1%
2009 0.1273 units per person -1.0%
2010 0.1264 units per person -0.6%
2011 0.1196 units per person -5.4%
2012 0.1167 units per person -2.4%
2013 0.113 units per person -3.2%
2014 0.1181 units per person +4.5%
2015 0.1157 units per person -2.1%
2016 0.1207 units per person +4.4%
2017 0.1144 units per person -5.2%
2018 0.1247 units per person +9.0%
2019 0.1262 units per person +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0356 units per person 0.0195 units per person 0.0537 units per person 9
1970s 0.0717 units per person 0.0474 units per person 0.0984 units per person 10
1980s 0.1218 units per person 0.1098 units per person 0.1352 units per person 10
1990s 0.1303 units per person 0.127 units per person 0.1351 units per person 10
2000s 0.1294 units per person 0.127 units per person 0.1336 units per person 10
2010s 0.1196 units per person 0.113 units per person 0.1264 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1379 units per person compare
  2. 12 El Salvador 0.1275 units per person compare
  3. 13 Eswatini 0.1266 units per person compare
  4. 15 Chile 0.1256 units per person compare
  5. 16 Barbados 0.1254 units per person compare
  6. 17 Peru 0.1236 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Japan?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Japan was 0.1262 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1352 units per person in 1987.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0195 units per person in 1961.
How does Japan rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Japan ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.