Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 15.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.58 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.49 kilograms per year per capita
in 2019
All-time low
3.61 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 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
Japan recorded 15.58 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 16.49 kilograms per year per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.61 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
Japan ranks 51st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.61 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 3.94 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 4.56 kilograms per year per capita | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 4.54 kilograms per year per capita | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 5.73 kilograms per year per capita | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 6.03 kilograms per year per capita | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 6.25 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 6.66 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 6.83 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 7.45 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 8.05 kilograms per year per capita | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 8.64 kilograms per year per capita | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 8.74 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 9.11 kilograms per year per capita | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 9.5 kilograms per year per capita | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 9.54 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.92 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 10.82 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 10.93 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.08 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11.4 kilograms per year per capita | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11.53 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 11.93 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 11.98 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.45 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 12.32 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 12.73 kilograms per year per capita | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 12.82 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.29 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13.34 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.68 kilograms per year per capita | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 13.41 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.67 kilograms per year per capita | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 15.2 kilograms per year per capita | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 15.31 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.31 kilograms per year per capita | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.54 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 15.54 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.05 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.73 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15.69 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.73 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.53 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.46 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.91 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.31 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.17 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.3 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.44 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.49 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.76 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.35 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.01 kilograms per year per capita | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 15.67 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.49 kilograms per year per capita | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 15.85 kilograms per year per capita | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.67 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.58 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 15.58 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.94 kilograms per year per capita, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 15.58 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.73 kilograms per year per capita, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 kilograms per year per capita | 3.61 kilograms per year per capita | 6.25 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.31 kilograms per year per capita | 6.66 kilograms per year per capita | 9.54 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.43 kilograms per year per capita | 9.92 kilograms per year per capita | 12.45 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.98 kilograms per year per capita | 12.73 kilograms per year per capita | 15.31 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | 14.9 kilograms per year per capita | 15.73 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6 kilograms per year per capita | 15.17 kilograms per year per capita | 16.49 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7 kilograms per year per capita | 15.58 kilograms per year per capita | 15.85 kilograms per year per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 48 Bhutan 16.2 kilograms per year per capita
- 49 Malta 16.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 50 Grenada 16.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 52 Ireland 15.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 53 Oman 15.44 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 54 Guinea 15.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.7535 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 15.58 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 vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.49 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.