Japanese food self-sufficiency declines to 37%

Food security in Japan faces significant challenges, as the self-sufficiency rate for food dropped to 37% during the fiscal year ending in March 2026, marking the lowest level in over a decade and one of the weakest compared to the average of developed economies. The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture attributed this decline to reduced rice consumption and increased private sector inventories, while the gap remains from the government’s 2030 target of raising the percentage to 45%. Despite rising inventories, reliance on local production in Japan remains weak compared to countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States, where self-sufficiency rates exceed 100%.

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