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Eggplant production by prefecture

Kochi Prefecture grows or catches the most eggplant in Japan: 38,500 t, 16.1% of the national total. Next come Kumamoto Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Eggplant output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Kochi Prefecture38,50016.1%
#2Kumamoto Prefecture33,60014.0%
#3Gunma Prefecture28,10011.7%
#4Fukuoka Prefecture17,6007.3%
#5Ibaraki Prefecture17,4007.3%
#6Aichi Prefecture12,5005.2%
#7Tochigi Prefecture10,4004.3%
#8Niigata Prefecture8,8203.7%
#9Saitama Prefecture8,1203.4%
#10Chiba Prefecture6,2102.6%
#11Kyoto5,9502.5%
#12Tokushima Prefecture5,7902.4%
#13Yamanashi Prefecture5,4302.3%
#14Akita Prefecture4,7502.0%
#15Osaka4,6301.9%
#16Yamagata Prefecture4,4301.8%
#17Okayama Prefecture3,9501.6%
#18Fukushima Prefecture3,8701.6%
#19Nara Prefecture3,5001.5%
#20Nagano Prefecture3,4401.4%
#21Hiroshima Prefecture3,3801.4%
#22Kanagawa Prefecture3,3101.4%
#23Ehime Prefecture3,2501.4%
#24Gifu Prefecture3,0001.3%
#25Hyogo Prefecture2,9701.2%
#26Miyazaki Prefecture2,9601.2%
#27Iwate Prefecture2,8401.2%
#28Miyagi Prefecture2,8201.2%
#29Saga Prefecture2,4301.0%
#30Shimane Prefecture1,9700.8%
#31Yamaguchi Prefecture1,9200.8%
#32Shiga Prefecture1,8400.8%
#33Toyama Prefecture1,8200.8%
#34Kagawa Prefecture1,8100.8%
#35Mie Prefecture1,5600.7%
#36Oita Prefecture1,4100.6%
#37Nagasaki Prefecture1,3300.6%
#38Fukui Prefecture9460.4%
—Japan total239,500100%

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 Kyoto (Kyoto), at 1.4× 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 eggplant in Japan?

Kochi Prefecture, with 38,500 t (16.1% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most eggplant?

Kyoto (Kyoto) households buy 1.4× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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