Total bean consumption fell 18.9% to 90.0 kt in Japan in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total bean consumption in Japan reached an all time high of 350 kt in 1963 and an all time low of 90.0 kt in 2021. When compared to Japan's main peers, total bean consumption in China amounted to 379 kt, 15.0 kt in Russia, 56.0 kt in South Korea and 761 kt in USA in 2021.
Japan has been ranked 34th within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of total bean consumption, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bean Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | kt | 16.0 | ... | 36.0 | 37.0 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 181 | 169 | 246 | 271 | 288 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 4,322 | 5,573 | 5,200 | 5,531 | 5,166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 120 | 120 | 120 | 132 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 1,003 | 1,067 | 1,080 | 1,094 | 988 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | kt | 283 | 284 | 282 | 276 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | |||
| South Korea | kt | 48.0 | 52.0 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 919 | 925 | 929 | 933 | 603 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 151 | 137 | 150 | 171 | 184 |
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