The pearl production volume of Japanese marine aquacultures amounted to approximately 16 thousand tons in 2020. While losing its importance to the domestic economy, cultured pearl farming in Japan still contributes greatly to the international pearl trade, mainly due to Japanese expertise and investments in the industry.
Production volume of pearls through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020
(in 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 pearls through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763022/japan-pearl-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production volume of pearls through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in tons)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763022/japan-pearl-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2021). Production volume of pearls through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763022/japan-pearl-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan, and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Production Volume of Pearls through Marine Aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763022/japan-pearl-production-volume/
Statistics Bureau Japan & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Production volume of pearls through marine aquacultures in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763022/japan-pearl-production-volume/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
