What is milk supply per person in Japan?

Milk supply per person in Japan was 61.63 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 82.32 kilograms per year per capita in 1996.

What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 23.9 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Japan rank for milk supply per person?

Japan ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.

Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk supply per person in Japan

Name: Milk supply per person in Japan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Milk supply per person was 61.63 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

61.63 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

116th

of 191 countries

All-time high

82.32 kilograms per year per capita

in 1996

All-time low

23.9 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Milk supply per person in Japan, 1961–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk supply per person in Japan is 61.63 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk supply per person in Japan peaked at 82.32 kilograms per year per capita in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.9 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Japan 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	37.93 kilograms per year per capita	23.9 kilograms per year per capita	49.69 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	56.34 kilograms per year per capita	49.39 kilograms per year per capita	69.01 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	71.33 kilograms per year per capita	65.67 kilograms per year per capita	78.32 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	80.87 kilograms per year per capita	77.31 kilograms per year per capita	82.32 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	77.08 kilograms per year per capita	72.99 kilograms per year per capita	80.85 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	60.96 kilograms per year per capita	57.14 kilograms per year per capita	64.29 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	62.06 kilograms per year per capita	61.63 kilograms per year per capita	62.66 kilograms per year per capita	3

Countries ranked near Japan

113 Honduras 65.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
114 Bhutan 63.52 kilograms per year per capita compare
115 New Zealand 61.81 kilograms per year per capita compare
117 Djibouti 61.12 kilograms per year per capita compare
118 Paraguay 59.52 kilograms per year per capita compare
119 Fiji 58.78 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Japan

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.9% (2024)
Inflation of consumer prices 3.2% (2025)
GDP per capita 38,619 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 18.8% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 38,619 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 149.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -28.09 billion current US$ (2024)
Taxes less subsidies on products 3.66 trillion current LCU (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk supply per person in Japan?: Milk supply per person in Japan was 61.63 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 82.32 kilograms per year per capita in 1996.
What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 23.9 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Japan rank for milk supply per person?: Japan ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Milk supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.