Total banana consumption rose 3.84% to 920 kt in Japan in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in Japan reached an all time high of 1,040 kt in 2009 and an all time low of 62.5 kt in 1961. When compared to Japan's main peers, total banana consumption in China amounted to 10,850 kt, 1,398 kt in Russia, 334 kt in South Korea and 3,736 kt in USA in 2021.
Japan has been ranked 19th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption.
| Banana 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 | 551 | 558 | 567 | 560 | 569 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 9,353 | 9,453 | 9,751 | 10,194 | 10,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | |||
| Germany | kt | 966 | 982 | 1,021 | 962 | 970 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 23,297 | 23,196 | 24,292 | 24,530 | 24,194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 796 | 794 | 818 | 832 | 867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 1,655 | 1,736 | 1,468 | 1,615 | 1,626 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 1,199 | 1,318 | 1,484 | 1,477 | 1,433 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 345 | 346 | 416 | 406 | 350 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 3,753 | 3,711 | 3,893 | 3,871 | 3,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,772 | 1,743 | 1,830 | 1,858 | 1,975 |
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