1. Status of Agriculture in the National Economy1

 

 

1970

1980

1990

 

1995

2000

2001

GDP (billions of yen)

75,299

245,547

438,816

 

497,739

513,377

507,455

      Agricultural GDP

3,131

6,007

7,701

 

6,770

7,110

6,973

      Percentage of total

4.2

2.4

1.8

 

1.4

4

1.4

Total exports (millions of dollars)

19,318

129,807

286,948

 

442,937

479,452

403,026

      Agricultural exports

370

905

1,098

 

1,706

1,560

2,476

      Percentage of total

1.9

0.7

0.4

 

0.4

0.3

0.6

Total imports (millions of dollars)

18,881

140,528

234,799

 

336,094

379,986

349,016

      Agricultural imports

3,248

14,917

26,072

 

39,389

36,154

34,572

      Percentage of total imports

17.2

10.6

11.1

 

11.7

9.5

7.0

Total households (thousands)

27,093

36,015

41,036

 

44,108

47,063

48,015

      Farm households

5,342

4,661

3,835

 

3,444

3,120

3,072

      Percentage of total

19.7

12.9

9.3

 

7.8

6.6

6.4

Total population (thousands)

104,665

117,060

123,611

 

125,570

126,926

126,285

      Farm population

26,595

21,366

17,296

 

15,084

10,467

10,169

      Percentage of total population

25.4

18.3

14.0

 

12.0

8.3

8.1

Total employees (ten thousand persons)

5,109

5,552

6,280

 

6,456

6,446

6,412

      Farming employees

811

506

392

 

327

290

279

      Percentage of total

15.9

9.1

6.2

 

5.1

4.5

4.4

General account budget (billions of yen)

8,213

43,681

69,651

 

78,034

84,987

82,652

      Agricultural budget

885

3,108

2,519

 

3,423

3,428

3,401

      Percentage of total

10.8

7.1

3.6

 

4.4

4.0

4.1

Source: Ministry of Financefs gReport on National Accountsh and gJapanese  Trade Statistics,h Ministry of  Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunicationsf gLabor Survey,h gPopulation Censush and gBasic Resident Register Populations Surveyh  and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheriesf gCensus of Agriculture and Forestryh and gSurvey on Movement of Agriculture Structureh

Notes:  1. Figures of 1970 do not include Okinawa.

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2. National Land Structure (2002)

(Unit: thousand hectares, %)

 

Total area

Cultivated land

Forests

Area

37,789

4,762

24,441

Composition

100.0

12.8

64.7

Source: MAFFfs gPocket Agricultural Forestry and Fisheries Statisticsh

Note:    Forests area shows the figure of FY 2000.

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3. Cultivated Land Area by Field Type

(Unit: thousand hectares, %)

 

Cultivated land area

 

Year

Paddy field

Upland field

Total

Paddy field ratio

1960

3,381

2,690

6,071

55.7

1970

3,441

2,411

5,852

58.8

1980

3,055

2,406

5,461

55.9

1990

2,846

2,397

5,243

54.3

2000

2,641

2,189

4,830

54.7

2002

2,607

2,156

4,762

54.7

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Cultivated Land and Planted Areah

Note:    Figures prior to 1970 do not include Okinawa

 

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4. Number of Farm Households

(Unit: thousand households, %)

Category

 

1990

1995

2000

2002

 

Total number of farm households

3,835

3,444

3,120

3,028

 

 

Commercial farm households

2,971

2,651

2,337

2,249

100,0

 

  Business farm households

820

678

500

463

20.5

 

  Semi-business farm households

954

695

599

555

24.7

 

  Side-business farm households

1,196

1,279

1,237

1,232

54.8

 

Non-commercial farm households

854

792

783

779

 

Source: MAFFfs  hCensus of Agricultureh and gSurvey on Movement of Agricultural Structureh

Notes:  1. Farm households are households with over 0.1 hectare of cultivated land area under management or households that have less than 10 acres of cultivated land area under management but sell agricultural products worth more than 150,000 per year.

              2. Commercial farm households are households with over 0.3 hectare of cultivated land area under management or house-holds that sell agricultural products worth more than 500,000 per year.

              3. Business farm households are households where farm-related income accounts for more than 50 percent of household income and with at least one member under 65 years old engaged in farm-related work for more than 60 days per year.

              4. Semi-business farm households are households where farm-related income accounts for less than 50 percent of household income and with at least one member under 65 years old engaged in farm-related work for more than 60 days per year.

              5. Side-business farm households are households with no members under 65 years old engaged in farm-related work for more than 60 days per year|that is, households that qualify as farm households but are neither business farm households or semi-business farm households.

              6. Non-commercial farm households are households with less than 0.3 hectare of cultivated land area under management and sell agricultural products worth less than 500,000 per year.

 

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5. Number of Farm Households by Size of Cultivated Land Under Management (2002)

A. Whole Country, Excluding Hokkaido

(ha = hectares, Unit: thousand households)

Total

Commercial farm households

Non-commercial

farm households

Subtotal

Less than 0.5 ha

0.5~1.0ha

1.0~2.0ha

2.0~3.0ha

3.0~5.0ha

Over 5.0 ha

2,960

2,189

517

782

566

175

100

47

772

Source: MAFFfs gSurvey on Movement of Agriculture Structureh


B. Hokkaido

(Unit: thousand households)

Total

Commercial farm households

Non-commercial

farm households

Subtotal

Less than 1.0 ha

1.0~3.0ha

3.0~5.0ha

5.0~10.0ha

10.0~20.0ha

20.0~30.0ha

Over 3.0 ha

68

60

6

6

7

12

12

7

11

7

Source: MAFFfs gSurvey on Movement of Agriculture Structureh

 

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6. Distribution of Agricultural Workers by Age (Commercial Farm Households)

(Unit: thousand persons)

 

Total male and female

Males

Total

15-29

Yrs

30-59

Yrs

Over

60yrs

Over

65yrs

 

Total

15-29

Yrs

30-59

Yrs

Over

60yrs

Over

65yrs

Year

 

1995

4,140

214

1,447

679

1,800

 

1,767

119

490

276

883

2000

3,891

247

1,079

507

2,058

 

1,721

149

384

200

987

2002

3,751

220

1,007

446

2,078

 

1,667

133

363

175

997

Source: MAFFfs gCensus of  Agricultureh and gSurvey on Movement of Agricultural Structureh

Note:    The farm worker population is calculated from the number of persons over 15 years old exclusively engaged in farming for the year preceding the survey, as well as those who also engaged in work other than farming where the number of days exclusively engaged in farming exceeded the number of days engaged in other business.

 

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7. Outline of Farm Households Economy

 

 

 

1960

1970

1980

1991

1995

2000

2001

Members per household

(persons)

5.72

4.88

4.40

4.20

4.21

3.98

3.94

Cultivated land area under management

(ha)

0.99

1.09

1.18

1.34

1.70

1.79

1.81

Agricultural income (A)

(thousand yen)

219.2

508.0

952.3

1,120.2

1,442.1

1,084.2

1,034.0

Non-agricultural income (B)

(thousand yen)

192.1

885.2

3,562.9

5,714.0

5,452.9

4,974.6

4,750.9

Income of farm household

(A) + (B) = (C)

(thousand yen)

411.3

1,393.2

4,515.2

6,834.2

6,895.0

6,058.8

5,784.9

Annuities, presents, etc. (D)

(thousand yen)

31.6

198.7

1,078.6

1,903.9

2,021.5

2,221.0

2,237.0

Total income of farm household

(C) + (D) = (E)

(thousand yen)

442.9

1,591.9

5,593.8

8,738.1

8,916.5

8,279.8

8,021.9

(A) / (E)

(%)

49.5

31.9

17.0

12.8

16.2

13.1

12.9

Source: MAFFfs gFarm Households Economy Surveyh and gStatistical Survey on Form Management and Economyh

 

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8. Gross Agricultural Output, Composite Ratio by Product

(Unit: billion yen, %)

 

Gross

 

Wheat

 

 

Fruits

 

 

 

 

Category

agricultural

 

and

 

 

and

 

Industrial

 

 

 

output

Rice

barley

Pulses

Vegetables

nuts

Flowers

crops

Livestock

Others

 1960

1,990

923

102

48

195

120

9

91

321

182

 

100

46.4

5.1

2.4

9.8

6.0

0.5

4.6

16.1

9.1

 1970

4,672

1,818

61

53

691

367

42

212

1,116

313

 

100

38.9

1.3

1.1

14.8

7.9

0.9

4.5

23.9

6.7

 1980

10,507

3,429

159

105

1,842

756

165

521

2,950

582

 

100

32.6

1.5

1.0

17.5

7.2

1.6

5.0

28.1

5.5

 1990

11,158

3,154

159

102

2,495

973

367

429

2,971

510

 

100

28.3

1.4

0.9

22.4

8.7

3.3

3.8

26.6

4.6

 2000

9,130

2,321

131

101

2,114

810

447

339

2,460

407

 

100

25.4

1.4

1.1

23.2

8.9

4.9

3.7

26.9

4.5

 2001

8,852

2,220

128

97

2,049

750

441

334

2,446

387

 

100

25.1

1.4

1.1

23.1

8.5

5.0

3.8

27.6

4.4

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics of Agricultural Incomeh

Note:    Figures prior to 1970 do not include Okinawa.

 

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9. Area Planted for Each Crop, Utilization Rate of Cultivated Land

(Unit: thousand hectares, %)

 

Total

Planted area of crops different agricultural products

 

Utilization

Category

Planted

Paddy field

Wheat

 

Fruits

 

Forage and

 

Area of

Rate of

 

area of

rice and

and

 

and

 

manure

Other

cultivated

cultivated

 

crops

upland rice

barley

Pulses

nuts

Vegetables

crops

crops

land

land

 1960

8,129

3,308

1,520

642

254

812

506

1,086

6,071

133.9

 1970

6,311

2,923

483

338

416

838

736

585

5,796

108.9

 1980

5,706

2,377

320

261

408

762

1,034

545

5,461

104.5

 1990

5,349

2,074

369

257

346

736

1,096

471

5,243

102.0

 1995

4,920

2,118

257

156

315

669

1,013

392

5,038

97.7

 2000

4,563

1,770

297

192

286

620

1,026

372

4,830

94.5

 2001

4,520

1,706

321

215

280

604

1,025

369

4,793

94.3

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics on Cultivated Land and Planted Areah

Notes:  1. gUtilization rate of cultivated landh represents the planted area of crops as a percentage of the total area of cultivated land.

              2. Figures prior to 1970 do not include Okinawa.

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10. Indices of Agricultural Production by Product

 

Sector

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Total of agricultural production

103.9

104.3

98.1

99.7

100.0

98.3

Total of arable crops production

104.5

105.1

97.1

99.5

100.0

98.7

Rice

109.2

105.8

94.6

96.8

100.0

95.7

Barley and wheat

74.6

82.6

75.8

85.6

100.0

100.6

Beans

80.8

78.4

78.8

87.0

100.0

104.0

Potatoes

103.5

112.2

106.0

98.8

100.0

99.0

Total of vegetables

105.1

103.4

98.1

100.0

100.0

98.8

Fruits

99.3

115.1

101.2

107.7

100.0

105.3

Flowers

94.0

95.7

96.4

100.6

100.0

99.9

Industrial crops

102.8

108.7

106.2

103.6

100.0

100.6

Total of livestock production

102.4

102.2

101.1

100.2

100.0

97.4

Milk cattle

114.2

109.8

105.5

102.9

100.0

99.6

Beef cattle

101.3

100.9

100.5

100.3

100.0

92.3

Pigs

100.5

102.2

102.1

100.6

100.0

97.0

Broiler chickens

105.2

103.5

100.4

100.3

100.0

99.8

Chicken eggs

101.0

101.0

100.1

99.9

100.0

100.4

Raw milk

102.1

101.7

100.9

99.6

100.0

97.8

Source: MAFFfs gIndex Numbers of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Productionh

Note:    Indices represent the relevant yearfs output as a percentage of the corresponding output in 2000

 

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11. Price Indices of Agricultural Products

 

Item

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total

114.5

106.3

100.0

99.8

97.1

      Rice

116.7

108.2

100.0

99.5

98.4

      Vegetables

135.9

113.7

100.0

103.8

101.2

      Fruits

109.3

101.6

100.0

95.2

84.1

      Industrial crops

87.0

107.6

100.0

96.6

89.2

      Flowers

117.9

100.7

100.0

99.5

103.8

Livestock total

100.0

99.4

100.0

100.1

98.6

      Chicken eggs

88.3

101.2

100.0

88.9

91.7

      Raw milk

101.4

100.7

100.0

100.7

100.8

Source: MAFFfs gStatistics of Prices in Rural Areah

Notes:  1. Indices represent the relevant yearfs price as a percentage of the corresponding price in 2000

              2. Only major crop types are represented.

              3. Figures for 2002 are estimates.

 

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12. Trend of Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio

A. Ratio of Self-Sufficiency by Item

(Unit: %)

 

1965

1975

1985

1995

1999

2000

2001

2002

Rice

95

110

107

99

95

95

95

96

Wheat

28

4

14

9

9

11

11

13

Barley and rye

73

10

15

7

7

8

8

9

Potatoes

100

99

96

87

83

83

84

84

Beans

25

9

8

5

6

7

7

7

      Soybeans

11

4

5

3

4

5

5

5

Vegetables

100

99

95

86

83

82

82

83

Fruits

90

84

77

53

49

44

45

44

Meats (Excluding whale meat)

90

77

81

56

54

52

53

53

      Beef

95

81

72

36

36

34

36

39

      Pork

100

86

86

62

59

57

55

53

      Chicken

97

97

92

68

65

64

64

65

Chicken eggs

100

97

98

96

96

95

96

96

Milk and dairy products

86

81

85

71

70

68

68

69

Fishery products

100

99

93

59

56

53

48

46

Seaweeds

88

86

74

66

61

63

62

64

Sugar

31

15

33

29

31

29

32

34

Edible oil

31

23

32

14

14

14

13

13

Mushrooms

115

110

102

76

76

74

75

77

Source: MAFFfs gFood Balance Sheetsh

 

 

B.General Ratio of Self-Sufficiency

(Unit: %)

Fiscal year

1960

1970

1980

1990

1995

2000

2001

2002

Self-sufficiency rate for grains (food and feed)

82

46

33

30

30

28

28

28

Self-sufficiency rate for staple grains

89

74

69

67

64

60

60

61

Self-sufficiency rate by calorific supply

79

60

53

48

43

40

40

40

Source: MAFFfs gfood Balance Sheetsh

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13. Per Capita Daily Calorific Supply

 

 

 

Calorific supply for each crop type as a percentage of total daily calorific supply

 

Per capita

 

 

 

Milk and

 

 

 

 

daily calorific

 

 

 

daily

 

 

 

Fiscal year

supply

Rice

Wheat

Meat

products

Sugar

Fat

Others

1960

2,290.6

48.3

10.9

1.2

1.6

6.9

4.6

26.6

1970

2,529.0

36.7

12.3

3.2

3.3

11.2

9.0

24.5

1980

2,561.5

30.1

12.7

5.4

4.2

9.6

12.5

25.6

1990

2,639.4

25.9

12.1

5.8

5.5

8.7

13.6

28.3

1995

2,653.3

24.9

12.4

6.4

6.0

8.3

13.9

28.0

1997

2,651.1

24.5

12.3

6.2

6.2

8.2

14.3

28.2

1998

2,602.1

24.4

12.5

6.4

6.2

8.1

14.2

28.1

1999

2,619.7

24.2

12.4

6.5

6.2

8.1

14.5

28.3

2000

2,642.1

23.8

12.4

6.5

6.3

8.0

14.5

28.5

2001

2,619.3

23.7

12.4

6.2

6.2

8.0

14.6

28.9

Source: MAFFfs gFood Balance Sheetsh

 

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14. Exports and Imports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2002)

(Unit: billion yen)

 

 

Value

Exports

Total value

52,109

 

Agricultural, forestry and fisheries products

351

 

Agricultural products

206

 

Forestry products

8

 

Fisheries products

137

Imports

Total value

42,227

 

Agricultural, forestry and fisheries products

7,208

 

Agricultural products

4,301

 

Forestry products

1,145

 

Fisheries products

1,762

Balance of imports and exports

9,881

Agricultural, forestry and fisheries products

-6,858

Yen-dollar exchange rate

125.39

Source: MAFFfs gSummary Trade Report of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2003)h

Note:    gBalance of imports and exportsh is equal to the value of exports minus the value of imports.

 

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15. Trend of Higher Rank Items of Imported Agricultural Products (2001)

(Unit: billion yen)

 

1960

1970

1980

1990

1995

2000

2001

Pork

1

8

92

243

350

348

411

Beef

1

8

139

272

305

280

280

Corns

29

146

454

331

225

203

237

Soy beans

39

132

298

183

129

132

142

Wheat

64

115

279

147

126

111

126

Fresh vegetable

0

20

13

47

93

102

110

Source: MAFFfs gSummary Trade Report of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2002)h

 

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16. Ratio of Imported Agricultural Products by Importing Countries (2001)

(Unit: billion yen, %)

Pork

U.S.A

Denmark

 

Canada

Mexico

Hungary

Other

411

145

122

 

89

25

8

23

100

35

30

 

22

6

2

6

Beef

U.S.A

Australia

 

Canada

New Zealand

 

 

280

152

114

 

9

6

 

 

100

54

41

 

3

2

 

 

Corns

U.S.A

South Africa

 

Argentina

Brazil

China

Other

237

205

12

 

7

6

6

1

100

87

5

 

3

3

2

1

Soy beans

U.S.A

Brazil

 

Canada

China

Paraguay

Other

142

105

18

 

10

7

2

1

100

74

13

 

7

5

1

1

Wheat

U.S.A

Canada

 

Australia

 

 

 

126

62

38

 

26

 

 

 

100

49

30

 

21

 

 

 

Fresh Vegetables

China

U.S.A

 

Korea

New Zealand

Mexico

Other

110

42

21

 

11

10

5

21

100

38

19

 

10

9

5

19

Source: MAFFfs gSummary Trade Report of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2002)h

 

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17. Principal Source of Imports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2002)

(Unit:%)

Agricultural, Forestry and

Fisheries products

U.S.A

China

EU

Canada

Australia

(25.5)

(13.2)

(10.2)

(7.0)

(6.5)

Agricultural products

U.S.A

China

Australia

Canada

Thailand

 

(35.8)

(12.1)

(7.7)

(6.5)

(5.3)

Forestry products

Canada

U.S.A

China

EU

Australia

 

(14.2)

(11.0)

(10.7)

(9.7)

(6.4)

Fisheries products

China

U.S.A

Thailand

Russia

South Korea

 

(17.9)

(9.9)

(7.5)

(6.5)

(6.2)

Source: MAFFfs gSummary Trade Report of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Products (2003)

 

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