In 2021, the wakame seaweed output of Japanese marine aquacultures amounted to approximately 47 thousand tons, the second lowest amount of the past decade. Within the observed period, the wakame seaweed production volume peaked in 2013, 2017 and 2018 at around 51 thousand tons each. Wakame is an edible seaweed mainly served in salads and soups within traditional Japanese cuisine, particularly as an ingredient in miso soup.
Production volume of wakame seaweed through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(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 2018 comes from previous reporting.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (September 27, 2023). Production volume of wakame seaweed through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763019/japan-wakame-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production volume of wakame seaweed through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763019/japan-wakame-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Production volume of wakame seaweed through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763019/japan-wakame-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production Volume of Wakame Seaweed through Marine Aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763019/japan-wakame-production-volume/
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Production volume of wakame seaweed through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763019/japan-wakame-production-volume/
