In 2020, the sardine output of Japanese marine fisheries amounted to approximately 701 thousand tons, up from about 556 thousand tons in the previous year. Production of sardines increased heavily over the past decade, making them a cheap alternative to saury, a popular choice among Japanese consumers for everyday cooking.
Production volume of sardines through marine fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020
(in 1,000 tons)
*Provisional figure.
Figures for 2011 exclude data lost for Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous reporting.
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Statistics Bureau Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (September 21, 2021). Production volume of sardines through marine fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/762373/japan-sardine-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production volume of sardines through marine fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762373/japan-sardine-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2021). Production volume of sardines through marine fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762373/japan-sardine-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production Volume of Sardines through Marine Fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762373/japan-sardine-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Production volume of sardines through marine fishing in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762373/japan-sardine-production-volume/ (last visited August 09, 2022)