Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan
Japan: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -50.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded -50.4% for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan peaked at -12.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -51.2%, in 2018.
Japan ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -12.9% | — |
| 1962 | -13.8% | +6.7% |
| 1963 | -17.1% | +24.7% |
| 1964 | -19.5% | +13.5% |
| 1965 | -21.2% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | -22.6% | +6.9% |
| 1967 | -23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | -24.1% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | -25.1% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | -27.7% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | -26.0% | -6.2% |
| 1972 | -27.8% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | -30.4% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | -31.9% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | -30.7% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | -33.5% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | -34.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | -34.5% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | -35.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | -34.3% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | -33.7% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | -33.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | -34.4% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | -35.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | -36.2% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | -36.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | -36.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | -38.4% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | -37.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | -38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | -40.2% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | -41.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | -42.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | -44.7% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | -44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | -44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | -44.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | -44.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | -46.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | -46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | -46.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -47.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | -47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | -47.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -46.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -46.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | -48.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | -49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | -49.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | -48.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | -49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | -49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -51.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | -50.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -50.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | -49.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | -50.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -20.0% | -25.1% | -12.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | -31.2% | -35.0% | -26.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -35.6% | -38.4% | -33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -43.0% | -46.1% | -38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -47.1% | -48.1% | -46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -49.6% | -51.2% | -48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -50.0% | -50.4% | -49.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 27,799 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 34,099 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 152.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 5.16 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Japan was -50.4% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -12.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.2% in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.