In 2020, the oyster production volume of marine aquacultures in Japan amounted to approximately 159 thousand tons. The Pacific oyster, known as magaki, and Rock oyster, known as iwagaki, are the predominant oyster species consumed in the country.
Production volume of oysters through marine aquacultures 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 oysters through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/762987/japan-oyster-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production volume of oysters through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762987/japan-oyster-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2021). Production volume of oysters through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/762987/japan-oyster-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production Volume of Oysters through Marine Aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762987/japan-oyster-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Production volume of oysters through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/762987/japan-oyster-production-volume/ (last visited August 16, 2022)