Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan

Japan: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita was 0.0079 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0079 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0083 tonnes per person
in 1992
All-time low
0.0068 tonnes per person
in 1965
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan, 1961–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0079 tonnes per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0083 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 tonnes per person, in 1965.

That places Japan 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan, 1961 to 2022.
Year tonnes per person Change
1961 0.0078 tonnes per person
1962 0.0073 tonnes per person -7.0%
1963 0.0072 tonnes per person -1.3%
1964 0.0069 tonnes per person -3.6%
1965 0.0068 tonnes per person -1.4%
1966 0.0072 tonnes per person +5.5%
1967 0.0075 tonnes per person +4.8%
1968 0.0076 tonnes per person +0.5%
1969 0.0074 tonnes per person -1.6%
1970 0.0075 tonnes per person +1.3%
1971 0.0075 tonnes per person -1.0%
1972 0.0077 tonnes per person +2.6%
1973 0.0077 tonnes per person +0.5%
1974 0.0076 tonnes per person -1.4%
1975 0.0075 tonnes per person -1.1%
1976 0.0072 tonnes per person -4.1%
1977 0.0069 tonnes per person -4.6%
1978 0.007 tonnes per person +1.8%
1979 0.0071 tonnes per person +2.1%
1980 0.0071 tonnes per person -0.7%
1981 0.007 tonnes per person -1.1%
1982 0.0072 tonnes per person +2.6%
1983 0.0074 tonnes per person +2.9%
1984 0.0076 tonnes per person +2.7%
1985 0.0076 tonnes per person +0.2%
1986 0.0078 tonnes per person +2.1%
1987 0.0081 tonnes per person +4.6%
1988 0.0081 tonnes per person -0.5%
1989 0.0082 tonnes per person +1.4%
1990 0.0081 tonnes per person -1.5%
1991 0.0082 tonnes per person +1.2%
1992 0.0083 tonnes per person +1.8%
1993 0.0077 tonnes per person -7.3%
1994 0.0078 tonnes per person +1.1%
1995 0.0078 tonnes per person -0.5%
1996 0.0082 tonnes per person +6.3%
1997 0.0081 tonnes per person -2.2%
1998 0.0083 tonnes per person +2.3%
1999 0.0079 tonnes per person -4.2%
2000 0.0078 tonnes per person -1.1%
2001 0.0079 tonnes per person +1.6%
2002 0.0081 tonnes per person +2.0%
2003 0.0081 tonnes per person +0.3%
2004 0.0082 tonnes per person +1.1%
2005 0.0082 tonnes per person -0.1%
2006 0.0081 tonnes per person -0.7%
2007 0.0081 tonnes per person -0.1%
2008 0.0081 tonnes per person -1.1%
2009 0.0077 tonnes per person -4.1%
2010 0.0076 tonnes per person -1.7%
2011 0.0074 tonnes per person -2.6%
2012 0.0073 tonnes per person -1.6%
2013 0.0073 tonnes per person +0.9%
2014 0.0073 tonnes per person +0.1%
2015 0.0075 tonnes per person +1.9%
2016 0.0076 tonnes per person +1.8%
2017 0.0077 tonnes per person +1.4%
2018 0.0079 tonnes per person +2.6%
2019 0.0079 tonnes per person +0.0%
2020 0.0083 tonnes per person +4.0%
2021 0.0079 tonnes per person -4.4%
2022 0.0079 tonnes per person +0.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0079 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 tonnes per person, 14.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0073 tonnes per person 0.0068 tonnes per person 0.0078 tonnes per person 9
1970s 0.0074 tonnes per person 0.0069 tonnes per person 0.0077 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0082 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0077 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0077 tonnes per person 0.0082 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0073 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.008 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Belize 0.0097 tonnes per person compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 0.0093 tonnes per person compare
  3. 3 Benin 0.0081 tonnes per person compare
  4. 5 South Korea 0.006 tonnes per person compare
  5. 6 China 0.0055 tonnes per person compare
  6. 7 Vietnam 0.0053 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan?
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in Japan was 0.0079 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0083 tonnes per person in 1992.
What is the lowest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 1965.
How does Japan rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?
Japan ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 9,521 data points, 1961–2023
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Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.