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

Japan: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 3.39 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.39 million
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
5th
of 165 countries
All-time high
5.17 million
in 2003
All-time low
1.16 million
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Japan is 3.39 million, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 5.17 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million, in 1961.

Japan ranks 5th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Japan, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 1.16 million
1962 1.29 million +11.6%
1963 1.54 million +19.4%
1964 1.61 million +4.1%
1965 1.85 million +15.0%
1966 2.17 million +17.4%
1967 2.17 million +0.1%
1968 2.42 million +11.6%
1969 2.59 million +7.0%
1970 3.24 million +25.2%
1971 3.21 million -1.0%
1972 3.40 million +5.7%
1973 3.63 million +7.0%
1974 3.24 million -10.7%
1975 3.33 million +2.8%
1976 3.55 million +6.6%
1977 3.60 million +1.4%
1978 4.26 million +18.3%
1979 4.13 million -3.0%
1980 4.40 million +6.5%
1981 4.20 million -4.6%
1982 4.34 million +3.5%
1983 4.99 million +15.0%
1984 4.52 million -9.6%
1985 4.91 million +8.7%
1986 4.82 million -1.9%
1987 4.80 million -0.4%
1988 4.69 million -2.3%
1989 4.35 million -7.2%
1990 4.68 million +7.7%
1991 4.33 million -7.5%
1992 4.73 million +9.1%
1993 5.03 million +6.5%
1994 4.73 million -6.0%
1995 4.81 million +1.7%
1996 4.87 million +1.2%
1997 5.06 million +3.8%
1998 4.75 million -6.0%
1999 4.88 million +2.8%
2000 4.83 million -1.1%
2001 4.83 million +0.1%
2002 5.04 million +4.3%
2003 5.17 million +2.7%
2004 4.41 million -14.8%
2005 4.18 million -5.1%
2006 4.04 million -3.3%
2007 4.16 million +2.9%
2008 3.71 million -10.8%
2009 3.39 million -8.6%
2010 3.46 million +1.9%
2011 2.83 million -18.1%
2012 2.73 million -3.7%
2013 2.76 million +1.3%
2014 2.83 million +2.4%
2015 3.24 million +14.7%
2016 3.13 million -3.4%
2017 3.22 million +2.8%
2018 3.24 million +0.6%
2019 3.39 million +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.87 million 1.16 million 2.59 million 9
1970s 3.56 million 3.21 million 4.26 million 10
1980s 4.60 million 4.20 million 4.99 million 10
1990s 4.79 million 4.33 million 5.06 million 10
2000s 4.38 million 3.39 million 5.17 million 10
2010s 3.08 million 2.73 million 3.46 million 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 Mexico 4.85 million compare
  2. 3 Egypt 4.26 million compare
  3. 4 Netherlands 4.02 million compare
  4. 6 Spain 3.17 million compare
  5. 7 Turkey 2.70 million compare
  6. 8 Taiwan 2.68 million compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Japan?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Japan was 3.39 million in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 5.17 million in 2003.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million in 1961.
How does Japan rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 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.