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Broccoli production by prefecture

Hokkaido grows or catches the most broccoli in Japan: 29,700 t, 19.3% of the national total. Next come Saitama Prefecture and Kagawa Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Broccoli output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Hokkaido29,70019.3%
#2Saitama Prefecture14,5009.4%
#3Kagawa Prefecture13,1008.5%
#4Nagano Prefecture11,6007.5%
#5Aichi Prefecture11,0007.2%
#6Tokushima Prefecture10,5006.8%
#7Nagasaki Prefecture8,7505.7%
#8Kumamoto Prefecture8,0105.2%
#9Tottori Prefecture6,5504.3%
#10Gunma Prefecture5,5803.6%
#11Shizuoka Prefecture3,7702.5%
#12Fukushima Prefecture3,2802.1%
#13Kagoshima Prefecture3,0902.0%
#14Fukuoka Prefecture2,5701.7%
#15Chiba Prefecture2,4601.6%
#16Hyogo Prefecture2,2801.5%
#17Ibaraki Prefecture1,7601.1%
#18Tokyo1,6701.1%
#19Ishikawa Prefecture1,5701.0%
#20Tochigi Prefecture1,4200.9%
#21Kanagawa Prefecture1,2800.8%
#22Okayama Prefecture1,1600.8%
#23Aomori Prefecture9790.6%
#24Ehime Prefecture9070.6%
#25Iwate Prefecture9010.6%
#26Mie Prefecture7590.5%
#27Shimane Prefecture6200.4%
#28Yamaguchi Prefecture6140.4%
#29Wakayama Prefecture6060.4%
#30Saga Prefecture5620.4%
#31Osaka5010.3%
#32Fukui Prefecture4280.3%
#33Oita Prefecture3910.3%
#34Kochi Prefecture3150.2%
#35Hiroshima Prefecture2420.2%
—Japan total153,700100%

Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.

EAT

Who eats the most?

The city that buys the most is Saitama (Saitama Prefecture), at 1.3× the national average per household. The prefecture that grows it most and the one that buys it most are different.

Q&A

Common questions

Which prefecture produces the most broccoli in Japan?

Hokkaido, with 29,700 t (19.3% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most broccoli?

Saitama (Saitama Prefecture) households buy 1.3× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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