Japanese people eat 11.8 kg of pork meat a year on average. In 1960, pork consumption per capita was only 1.1 kg. Pork consumption was increasing from 1960 to 2005 (12 kg in 2005). But these days the trend of pork consumption is flat.
Pork is relatively cheaper than beef in Japan, so pork consumption is almost double amount of beef consumption.
Figure : Pork consumption per capita by year in Japan
Table : Pork consumption by year in Japan
| Year | Total consumption (x 1000 ton) | Consumption per capita (kg) |
| 1960 | 155 | 1.1 |
| 1961 | 241 | 1.7 |
| 1962 | 322 | 2.3 |
| 1963 | 279 | 2.0 |
| 1964 | 316 | 2.2 |
| 1965 | 431 | 3.0 |
| 1966 | 571 | 4.0 |
| 1967 | 620 | 4.3 |
| 1968 | 611 | 4.1 |
| 1969 | 645 | 4.3 |
| 1970 | 796 | 5.3 |
| 1971 | 878 | 5.7 |
| 1972 | 1,007 | 6.4 |
| 1973 | 1,140 | 7.2 |
| 1974 | 1,166 | 7.2 |
| 1975 | 1,190 | 7.3 |
| 1976 | 1,268 | 7.7 |
| 1977 | 1,373 | 8.3 |
| 1978 | 1,469 | 8.8 |
| 1979 | 1,626 | 9.6 |
| 1980 | 1,646 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | 1,642 | 9.6 |
| 1982 | 1,647 | 9.5 |
| 1983 | 1,678 | 9.6 |
| 1984 | 1,697 | 9.7 |
| 1985 | 1,813 | 9.3 |
| 1986 | 1,890 | 9.6 |
| 1987 | 1,994 | 10.1 |
| 1988 | 2,041 | 10.3 |
| 1989 | 2,066 | 10.4 |
| 1990 | 2,066 | 10.3 |
| 1991 | 2,084 | 10.4 |
| 1992 | 2,092 | 10.4 |
| 1993 | 2,082 | 10.3 |
| 1994 | 2,103 | 10.4 |
| 1995 | 2,095 | 10.3 |
| 1996 | 2,133 | 10.5 |
| 1997 | 2,082 | 10.2 |
| 1998 | 2,140 | 10.4 |
| 1999 | 2,180 | 10.6 |
| 2000 | 2,188 | 10.6 |
| 2001 | 2,236 | 10.8 |
| 2002 | 2,350 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | 2,406 | 11.6 |
| 2004 | 2,492 | 12.0 |
| 2005 | 2,494 | 12.1 |
| 2006 | 2,383 | 11.5 |
| 2007 | 2,392 | 11.5 |
| 2008 | 2,430 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | 2,381 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 2,416 | 11.7 |
| 2011 | 2,461 | 11.9 |
| 2012 | 2,447 | 11.8 |
Source is Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
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