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Honey production and trade by country

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204 countries and territories, the world and FAO’s five continents. The exporting country is where honey last left, not necessarily where it was harvested.

FAOSTAT figures for Japan.

Japan

In 2024

Honey production
2,637 t (imputed)
Beehives (as reported)
199,326 (imputed)
Reported production per reported hive
13.2 kg
Exports
22 t, $240 thousand
Export unit value (nominal $ per kg)
not computed (under 100 t)
Imports
45,416 t, $136,823 thousand
Import unit value (nominal $ per kg)
3.01
Net trade (exports minus imports)
−45,394 t
Production change, 2014–2024
−202 t (−7%)
Production change, 2000–2024
−763 t (−22%)
Place among countries
Production 61 of 121; exports by weight 85 of 148, by value 75 of 137; imports by weight 4 of 187

Year by year

Japan: honey production, hives and trade by year, 2000–2024 (FAOSTAT)
YearProduction (t)BeehivesExports (t)Export unit value (nominal $ per kg)Imports (t)Import unit value (nominal $ per kg)
20242,637 (imputed)199,326 (imputed)22—45,4163.01
20232,636198,415 (imputed)22—41,9243.45
20222,527197,503 (imputed)20—47,2773.55
20212,745196,535 (imputed)33—47,1323.60
20202,929194,774 (imputed)18—49,3483.52
20192,911194,037 (imputed)10—44,7883.23
20182,826193,440 (imputed)18—44,5213.27
20172,827192,767 (imputed)21—42,8213.34
20162,754191,825 (imputed)33—48,4453.26
20152,865191,000 (FAO estimate)29—36,2223.25
20142,839190,000 (FAO estimate)29—37,8703.17
20132,766 (imputed)190,000 (FAO estimate)38—39,0302.98
20122,763190,000 (FAO estimate)30 (from an external organisation)—36,8232.86
20112,684187,000 (FAO estimate)2152.7140,5842.89
20102,639187,000 (FAO estimate)33—39,9502.51
20092,656185,000 (FAO estimate)47—36,9192.36
20082,791 (imputed)184,500 (FAO estimate)96—41,6822.05
20072,844 (imputed)184,000 (FAO estimate)3242.3337,8871.78
20062,909 (imputed)183,000 (FAO estimate)95—40,0721.55
20053,019 (imputed)183,000 (FAO estimate)1352.6043,1621.33
20043,078 (imputed)183,000 (FAO estimate)18—47,0331.38
20033,157 (imputed)183,000 (FAO estimate)2051.4443,7851.42
20023,230 (imputed)183,000 (FAO estimate)2981.2945,0381.25
20013,300 (FAO estimate)183,000 (FAO estimate)36—40,1881.04
20003,400 (FAO estimate)185,000 (FAO estimate)10—40,0770.97

FAOSTAT, extracted 2026-09-29. A dash is a year with no figure, never a zero. A unit value is declared trade value divided by quantity for the same year, in that year’s dollars, and is left blank under 100 t; it is not a retail, wholesale or farm-gate price. Hive counts are counted differently between countries, and production per hive is not a beekeeper’s yield. The honeys of this origin: Japan.

Sources: FAOSTAT production and FAOSTAT trade. The world picture, and what each number can and cannot tell you: The global honey trade.

  • A missing figure means FAOSTAT holds none for that year, not that the country produced or traded nothing.
  • A trade unit value is declared value divided by quantity, in that year's dollars. It is not a retail, wholesale or farm-gate price, and it is not a measure of quality.
  • The exporting country is where the honey last left, not necessarily where it was harvested. Odd figures are questions about the data, not evidence about any honey.
  • Hives are counted differently between countries, and production per reported hive is not a beekeeper's yield.

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