In 2020, over 182 million laying hens were kept at farms in Japan, making layers the most commonly raised animal type within the Japanese livestock farming industry. Across the Japanese animal husbandry sector, milk cows showed the lowest livestock numbers.
Number of livestock in Japan in 2020, by animal species
(in millions)
*Figures exclude breeding hens.
**Figures include beef cattle for beef production and dairy cattle for beef production.
Figures for pigs, laying hen, and broiler chicken are for 2019.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 22, 2021). Number of livestock in Japan in 2020, by animal species (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201406/japan-livestock-numbers-by-species/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of livestock in Japan in 2020, by animal species (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201406/japan-livestock-numbers-by-species/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Number of livestock in Japan in 2020, by animal species (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201406/japan-livestock-numbers-by-species/
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