Japan vs United States: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 12.5% against 12.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 128th and United States ranks 125th of 157 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 11.2% | 2.1% | United States |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 10.9% | 1.8% | United States |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 11.4% | 2.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 12.5% | 2.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 14.4% | 2.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 15.5% | 2.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 14.5% | 2.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 12.5% against 12.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between Japan and United States?
- 0.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Japan ranks 128th and United States ranks 125th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).