Egg Consumption by Year in Japan
Chicken eggs are basic protein sources for Japanese people. An average Japanese eats 16.7 kg (36.8 pounds) of eggs a year. From 1960 to 1970, egg consumption rapidly increased. Since then, increasing pace has been moderate. At 1991, egg consumption reached to the flat level. Probably 17 kg is our limit volume of egg consumption.
Figure : Yearly egg consumption per capita by year in Japan
Table : Egg consumption by year in Japan
Year | Total consumption (1000 ton) | Consumption per capita (kg) |
1960 | 689 | 6.3 |
1961 | 889 | 8.0 |
1962 | 975 | 8.8 |
1963 | 1,029 | 9.1 |
1964 | 1,223 | 10.7 |
1965 | 1,332 | 11.3 |
1966 | 1,235 | 10.3 |
1967 | 1,357 | 11.2 |
1968 | 1,500 | 12.2 |
1969 | 1,670 | 13.4 |
1970 | 1,817 | 14.5 |
1971 | 1,846 | 14.5 |
1972 | 1,848 | 14.2 |
1973 | 1,859 | 14.1 |
1974 | 1,834 | 13.7 |
1975 | 1,862 | 13.7 |
1976 | 1,912 | 13.9 |
1977 | 1,964 | 14.1 |
1978 | 2,033 | 14.5 |
1979 | 2,037 | 14.4 |
1980 | 2,041 | 14.3 |
1981 | 2,068 | 14.4 |
1982 | 2,109 | 14.6 |
1983 | 2,132 | 14.6 |
1984 | 2,174 | 14.8 |
1985 | 2,199 | 14.5 |
1986 | 2,333 | 15.4 |
1987 | 2,430 | 16.0 |
1988 | 2,448 | 16.0 |
1989 | 2,468 | 16.1 |
1990 | 2,470 | 16.1 |
1991 | 2,609 | 17.0 |
1992 | 2,668 | 17.3 |
1993 | 2,700 | 17.5 |
1994 | 2,667 | 17.2 |
1995 | 2,659 | 17.2 |
1996 | 2,674 | 17.2 |
1997 | 2,676 | 17.2 |
1998 | 2,640 | 16.9 |
1999 | 2,658 | 17.0 |
2000 | 2,656 | 17.0 |
2001 | 2,633 | 16.8 |
2002 | 2,647 | 16.8 |
2003 | 2,633 | 16.7 |
2004 | 2,608 | 16.5 |
2005 | 2,619 | 16.6 |
2006 | 2,635 | 16.7 |
2007 | 2,700 | 17.1 |
2008 | 2,646 | 16.7 |
2009 | 2,609 | 16.5 |
2010 | 2,619 | 16.5 |
2011 | 2,633 | 16.7 |
2012 | 2,629 | 16.7 |
Source is Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
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