Calendar year |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
Population (million persons)
|
127.7 |
127.8 |
127.8 |
127.8 |
127.8 |
127.7 |
Share of total population on commercial farms
(percent)
|
7.6 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Gross domestic product (billion
US$) |
4,230 |
4,606 |
4,552 |
4,363 |
4,381 |
4,909 |
In billion yen, nominal
|
490,294 |
498,328 |
501,734 |
507,365 |
515,807 |
507,527 |
Growth rate, at 2000 prices (percent)
|
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
2.00 |
2.30 |
-0.70 |
GDP deflator (percent)
|
-1.6 |
-1.1 |
-1.2 |
-1 |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
GDP/person, nominal (US$) |
33,180 |
36,076 |
35,699 |
34,159 |
34,318 |
38,559 |
GDP/person, at purchasing power parity (International $)
|
27,222 |
28,703 |
30,315 |
31,932 |
33,573 |
34,100 |
Exchange rate, yen/US$ |
115.9 |
108.2 |
110.2 |
116.3 |
117.8 |
103.4 |
| Land area |
|
Total (million hectares)
|
37,790 |
37,791 |
37,791 |
37,792 |
37,793 |
37,794 |
Area of cultivated land (million hectares)
|
4,736 |
4,714 |
4,692 |
4,671 |
4,650 |
4,628 |
Average cultivated area/farm household (hectares)
|
1.59 |
1.61 |
1.65 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Average cultivated area/commercial farm household
(hectares)
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal crops (1,000 mt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rice, milled
|
7,091 |
7,944 |
8,257 |
7,786 |
7,930 |
8,029 |
Wheat
|
856 |
860 |
875 |
837 |
910 |
882 |
Barley
|
199 |
196 |
188 |
174 |
195 |
217 |
Soybeans
|
232 |
165 |
225 |
229 |
227 |
262 |
Potatoes, white and sweet
|
3,880 |
3,897 |
3,805 |
3,624 |
3,841 |
NA |
Fruits, except melons
|
3,659 |
3,436 |
3,678 |
3,188 |
3,236 |
NA |
Vegetables
|
11,272 |
10,953 |
11,102 |
11,058 |
11,224 |
NA |
Melons
|
756 |
703 |
692 |
635 |
643 |
NA |
|
| Animal products (1,000 mt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pork, carcass weight
|
1,260 |
1,272 |
1,245 |
1,247 |
1,250 |
1,249 |
Broiler meat
|
1,127 |
1,124 |
1,166 |
1,258 |
1,250 |
1,267 |
Beef, carcass weight
|
496 |
514 |
500 |
497 |
504 |
520 |
Milk
|
8,400 |
8,329 |
8,285 |
8,137 |
8,007 |
7,990 |
Eggs
|
2,530 |
2,481 |
2,481 |
2,509 |
2,587 |
NA |
|
| Agricultural exports (million US$) |
1,730 |
1,925 |
2,012 |
2,089 |
2,312 |
2,788 |
Sauces
|
172 |
201 |
198 |
203 |
212 |
238 |
Enzymes
|
147 |
157 |
169 |
174 |
174 |
209 |
Wheat flour
|
80 |
77 |
73 |
68 |
66 |
80 |
Planting seeds
|
92 |
98 |
92 |
98 |
99 |
104 |
|
| Agricultural imports (million US$) |
34,834 |
39,251 |
39,763 |
39,198 |
43,354 |
53,692 |
Meat, offals, and preparations |
8,743 |
9,420 |
9,784 |
8,420 |
8,743 |
10,407 |
Pork
|
4,231 |
5,245 |
5,026 |
4,013 |
4,031 |
4,970 |
Beef
|
2,723 |
2,150 |
2,512 |
2,296 |
2,438 |
2,566 |
Poultry
|
1,545 |
1,538 |
2,029 |
1,904 |
1,938 |
2,702 |
| Cereals |
4,292 |
5,159 |
4,717 |
4,727 |
6,637 |
10,331 |
Corn
|
2,397 |
2,934 |
2,586 |
2,586 |
3,839 |
5,589 |
Wheat
|
1,089 |
1,277 |
1,230 |
1,280 |
1,632 |
3,282 |
| Soybeans |
1,517 |
1,778 |
1,424 |
1,282 |
1,661 |
2,367 |
| Coffee |
655 |
737 |
1,027 |
1,103 |
1,134 |
1,345 |
| Wine |
914 |
1,058 |
1,034 |
1,173 |
1,248 |
1,333 |
| Pet food |
719 |
771 |
756 |
776 |
800 |
944 |
| Hay and alfalfa meal/pellets |
695 |
661 |
708 |
744 |
744 |
831 |
| Canola |
687 |
843 |
724 |
717 |
955 |
1,572 |
| Cheese |
572 |
699 |
735 |
723 |
842 |
1,005 |
| Natural rubber |
797 |
1,055 |
1,193 |
1,836 |
1,800 |
2,400 |
| Tobacco |
479 |
475 |
161 |
212 |
290 |
380 |
NA = Not available.
GDP = Gross domestic product.
GNI = Gross national income.
Sources: Abstract of Statistics on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF); Agriculture and Livestock
Industries Corporation, Monthly Statistics; Economic and Social Research Institute,
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan; Economic Research Service; International
Monetary Fund; Japan Customs Data; Pacific exchange rate service; Production,
Supply, and Demand database, USDA; Statistical Yearbook of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, MAFF; U.S. Census Bureau, International Database; World Development
Indicators, World Bank. |
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