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Japan Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio

Name: Japan Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio
Creator: 農林水産省「食料需給表」
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Japan's food self-sufficiency ratios from the MAFF food balance sheet: overall ratio on a supply calorie basis and a production value basis, calorie intake basis, domestic production ratios, feed and grain self-sufficiency, and item ratios by weight for rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, dairy, fish, sugar and oils (livestock also adjusted for imported feed).

Source: 農林水産省「食料需給表」Last updated: Sep 25, 2026, 10:24Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965
Overall food self-sufficiency ratio (calorie basis)	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	46	37	46	46	48	49	50	50	51	53	53	52	53	52	53	54	54	53	53	54	55	55	57	58	60	62	65	66	68	73
Overall food self-sufficiency ratio (production value basis)	66	64	61	58	63	67	66	66	66	68	66	64	66	68	67	70	70	66	67	69	70	70	71	70	70	71	72	71	72	71	74	78	72	76	74	75	77	77	81	83	82	81	79	78	78	77	81	85	85	80	83	78	81	83	80	85	89	91	91	86	86
Food self-sufficiency ratio (calorie intake basis)	45	46	45
Domestic food production ratio (calorie basis, feed origin disregarded)	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	46	48	48	47	47	47	47	49	50	48	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	48	49	50	50	52	55	46	55	55	57	58	58	58	60	61	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	60	61	62	62	63	64	65	66	70	70	71	76
Domestic food production ratio (production value basis, feed origin disregarded)	71	69	67	65	69	71	70	69	70	71	70	69	71	72	71	74	74	71	72	73	73	74	74	73	73	74	75	73	75	74	76	80	74	79	77	78	79	79	83	86	85	86	83	82	82	82	85	89	89	85	87	83	86	86	84	90	93	95	95	90	90
Feed self-sufficiency ratio	24	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	23	25	25	26	24	25	25	25	26	25	24	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	30	32	30	28	28	29	30	32	34	34	35	39	42	38	40	45	49	50	55
Grain self-sufficiency ratio (including feed)	28	29	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	27	28	27	26	28	28	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	28	29	30	33	22	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	40	40	40	42	46	46	49	54	56	58	62
Staple grain self-sufficiency ratio	59	61	63	61	61	60	61	59	59	59	61	60	59	59	59	59	58	61	60	60	61	60	60	61	60	60	59	59	62	63	65	74	50	66	65	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	68	69	69	70	71	73	74	76	79	79	80	80
Self-sufficiency ratio by item15
Rice	95	97	99	99	98	97	97	97	96	97	98	97	96	96	96	97	95	95	94	94	95	95	95	96	95	95	95	95	99	102	104	120	75	101	100	100	100	100	100	108	107	109	100	100	100	100	107	111	114	100	110	102	101	100	100	106	117	118	116	101	95
Wheat	16	16	17	15	17	15	16	12	14	12	15	13	12	12	11	9	11	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	9	9	9	7	7	9	10	12	12	15	16	17	14	14	14	12	11	12	10	10	9	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	14	20	20	21	28
Barley and naked barley	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	11	9	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	5	7	9	8	8	10	10	10	13	15	16	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	17	14	9	9	10	11	10	18	29	34	48	60	59	65	73
Potatoes2	68	71	73	70	72	73	73	73	74	74	76	78	76	75	75	76	78	81	81	80	81	83	83	84	84	83	83	85	87	85	87	88	89	91	91	93	93	93	94	96	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	98	98	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Sweet potatoes	97	97	97	96	95	96	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	94	96	94	92	93	94	94	96	98	99	99	100	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
White potatoes	62	66	68	65	67	68	68	67	69	69	71	73	71	71	70	71	73	76	77	76	77	80	80	81	80	78	78	80	83	81	83	85	87	88	89	90	90	90	92	94	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	97	98	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Pulses1	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	9	8	9	10	9	10	9	8	8	9	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	7	8	9	8	9	8	8	9	7	9	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	13	11	13	14	17	20	19	25
Soybeans1	7	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	7	8	9	11
Soybeans for food	24	23	24	23	24	20	20	20	25	24	25	24	21	25	22	22	22	25	21	21	21	15	22	25	26	23	18	15	14	14	12	10	10	18	19	21	26	27	28	25	24	25	24	25	25	20	22	23	13	13	14	15	14	15	15	16	18	22	25	28	35
Vegetables	77	78	80	79	80	80	80	78	79	80	80	79	79	78	79	81	83	82	81	79	79	80	82	83	81	81	82	83	86	86	85	86	89	90	90	91	91	91	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	99	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100
Fruit2	38	36	38	39	39	38	38	38	40	41	41	42	40	38	38	38	42	41	40	38	41	40	44	44	45	44	49	49	53	47	49	47	53	59	59	63	67	67	74	74	77	74	81	79	77	81	86	79	84	81	84	83	83	81	81	84	85	88	89	89	90
Satsuma mandarins	99	93	99	101	103	102	103	100	100	100	100	104	103	103	105	95	101	99	99	94	103	99	104	98	96	94	108	98	112	100	102	93	97	106	99	102	100	89	106	111	106	95	102	101	95	103	116	99	108	103	102	104	104	103	106	105	106	105	109	107	109
Apples	59	57	58	59	58	61	56	60	57	60	59	56	55	55	52	58	58	54	49	52	52	53	62	63	58	59	64	66	66	60	62	64	71	82	76	84	92	98	97	98	97	100	101	100	100	97	99	101	101	100	100	100	101	101	101	102	102	103	102	102	102
Meat (excluding whale)4	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	54	56	57	56	56	56	54	55	54	53	53	52	54	55	56	55	57	60	64	65	67	70	72	73	76	78	81	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	77	76	77	85	80	82	84	89	83	83	85	90	90
Meat (excluding whale) (adjusted for imported feed)	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	14	15	14	12	12	13	13	14	16	18	18	23	27	24	25	27	30	34	42
Beef1	42	42	40	39	38	36	35	36	36	38	40	42	41	42	40	42	43	44	43	43	43	44	39	39	36	34	36	35	36	39	39	42	44	49	52	51	54	58	64	69	72	72	70	71	75	72	69	73	75	69	81	86	62	80	83	90	92	91	89	92	95
Beef (adjusted for imported feed)	11	12	12	11	10	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	16	15	17	19	26	25	28	29	28	29	31	30	31	34	37	35	43	48	37	50	54	61	66	69	71	78	84
Pork1	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	48	49	50	51	51	54	53	52	53	55	52	52	52	50	51	53	53	55	57	59	60	62	59	62	65	69	68	70	74	77	77	80	82	86	84	85	87	86	87	90	90	87	86	86	94	89	91	97	98	94	95	96	106	100
Pork (adjusted for imported feed)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	12	10	9	8	9	9	10	12	13	14	18	23	16	16	21	25	29	31
Chicken1	64	64	65	64	65	66	64	64	64	65	66	67	66	66	66	68	70	70	69	69	67	69	67	65	64	64	65	67	68	67	69	71	77	78	79	82	84	85	88	89	92	93	92	92	92	94	94	94	96	96	97	97	97	96	95	98	95	95	97	97	97
Chicken (adjusted for imported feed)	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	11	12	11	9	9	9	10	11	13	13	16	19	22	16	16	21	25	27	30
Eggs1	96	97	96	97	97	97	96	96	96	97	96	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	95	94	95	96	96	96	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	97	98	99	98	98	97	98	98	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	97	98	98	99	100	100
Eggs (adjusted for imported feed)	11	12	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	11	10	9	9	10	11	13	13	16	20	23	16	17	22	26	27	31
Milk and dairy products1	65	63	63	62	63	61	59	59	60	62	62	63	64	65	65	67	71	70	66	67	68	67	69	69	68	68	70	71	71	72	72	72	80	81	77	78	80	75	78	82	85	82	82	84	80	82	83	86	84	81	81	83	83	86	88	89	91	88	82	80	86
Milk and dairy products (adjusted for imported feed)	30	29	29	27	27	26	25	25	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	30	30	27	27	29	28	29	30	30	30	29	30	30	31	32	32	35	37	36	38	39	37	42	41	43	42	43	45	44	46	46	47	46	44	44	47	48	51	54	56	59	59	56	57	63
Fish and shellfish	53	52	53	54	58	55	53	55	52	53	55	55	55	52	52	55	53	53	53	52	51	49	50	47	48	53	56	57	59	58	57	59	67	72	76	79	83	89	90	95	93	100	97	95	96	97	93	95	98	99	99	102	99	103	104	102	100	99	102	102	100
Seaweed	66	62	65	67	68	70	65	68	69	69	70	67	69	68	62	70	72	71	71	67	65	65	66	66	62	63	61	63	66	67	68	70	70	75	70	72	72	76	72	76	74	75	74	73	74	74	74	77	75	76	86	89	83	88	90	91	88	89	87	83	88
Sugar	32	32	25	34	36	36	34	34	32	28	33	31	29	28	26	26	33	38	33	32	34	34	35	34	32	29	31	32	29	28	31	27	31	32	35	32	35	33	32	33	33	33	29	31	28	27	24	22	19	17	15	16	20	21	18	22	23	28	25	26	31
Fats and oils	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	17	19	24	28	30	33	30	32	32	37	30	28	29	29	32	32	26	22	23	24	21	23	23	22	20	22	22	22	31
Mushrooms	88	88	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	87	86	87	86	83	81	79	78	77	77	75	74	76	76	76	80	78	78	81	87	91	92	92	94	98	102	102	105	99	103	105	109	108	107	105	107	110	111	106	108	109	111	113	114	111	111	115

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