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Japan
#26 Global Producer · Asia
Hokkaido produces 80% — Calbee dominates with 70% chip market share
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2.3M t
Production
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73K ha
Harvested Area
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31.5 t/ha
Yield
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24 kg/cap
Per Capita
FAOSTAT 2018–2024 trajectory
→ 7-yr -1% (stable)
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt | 2.26 | 2.40 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 2.36 | 2.24 |
| YoY | — | +6.2% | -8.1% | -1.4% | +5.0% | +3.5% | -5.4% |
Source: FAOSTAT 2024 (UN FAO Crops & Livestock Products dataset).
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Varieties grown here
Top potato varieties from Japan
5 commercially significant varieties documented in our database.
Hokkai 51
Hokkaido-bred chip variety. Backbone of Japanese chip supply (Calbee, Koikeya).
Kitaakari
Japanese yellow-fleshed home-cooking variety. Distinctive sweet flavour, popular for Japanese curry.
Konafubuki
Japanese chip-processing variety. White flesh, used by Calbee and other Japanese snack producers.
Sayaka
Japanese fry variety. Used by McDonald's Japan during domestic-supply windows.
Toyoshiro
Long-running Japanese chip variety from Hokkaido. White flesh, low sugars.
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