Beef Consumption by Year in Japan
The average Japanese eats 5.9 kg of beef a year. 50 years ago, beef consumption per capita was only 1 kg. In long time trend, beef consumption is increasing. But from 2000s, beef consumption dropped from 7.6 kg to 5.9 kg.
Beef is relatively expensive. So, I think people became not to buy beef much, because of economic recession.
Table : Beef consumption by year in Japan
Year | Total consumption (ton) | Consumption per capita (kg) |
1960 | 147,000 | 1.1 |
1961 | 147,000 | 1.1 |
1962 | 157,000 | 1.2 |
1963 | 203,000 | 1.5 |
1964 | 235,000 | 1.7 |
1965 | 207,000 | 1.5 |
1966 | 167,000 | 1.2 |
1967 | 180,000 | 1.3 |
1968 | 207,000 | 1.4 |
1969 | 273,000 | 1.9 |
1970 | 315,000 | 2.1 |
1971 | 364,000 | 2.4 |
1972 | 387,000 | 2.5 |
1973 | 378,000 | 2.4 |
1974 | 412,000 | 2.6 |
1975 | 415,000 | 2.5 |
1976 | 450,000 | 2.7 |
1977 | 497,000 | 3.0 |
1978 | 555,000 | 3.3 |
1979 | 576,000 | 3.4 |
1980 | 597,000 | 3.5 |
1981 | 632,000 | 3.7 |
1982 | 681,000 | 3.9 |
1983 | 724,000 | 4.2 |
1984 | 752,000 | 4.3 |
1985 | 774,000 | 3.9 |
1986 | 817,000 | 4.2 |
1987 | 893,000 | 4.5 |
1988 | 973,000 | 4.9 |
1989 | 996,000 | 5.0 |
1990 | 1,095,000 | 5.5 |
1991 | 1,127,000 | 5.6 |
1992 | 1,215,000 | 6.0 |
1993 | 1,354,000 | 6.7 |
1994 | 1,454,000 | 7.2 |
1995 | 1,526,000 | 7.5 |
1996 | 1,415,000 | 6.9 |
1997 | 1,472,000 | 7.2 |
1998 | 1,502,000 | 7.3 |
1999 | 1,507,000 | 7.3 |
2000 | 1,554,000 | 7.6 |
2001 | 1,304,000 | 6.3 |
2002 | 1,333,000 | 6.4 |
2003 | 1,291,000 | 6.2 |
2004 | 1,155,000 | 5.6 |
2005 | 1,151,000 | 5.6 |
2006 | 1,145,000 | 5.5 |
2007 | 1,180,000 | 5.7 |
2008 | 1,179,000 | 5.7 |
2009 | 1,211,000 | 5.8 |
2010 | 1,218,000 | 5.9 |
2011 | 1,250,000 | 6.0 |
2012 | 1,227,000 | 5.9 |
Source is Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
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