VEGETABLES
Potatoes production by prefecture
Hokkaido grows or catches the most potatoes in Japan: 1,870,000 t, 92.3% of the national total. Next come Kagoshima Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hokkaido | 1,870,000 | 92.3% |
| #2 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 81,700 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Nagasaki Prefecture | 73,600 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 49,700 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Chiba Prefecture | 27,100 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 13,300 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Fukushima Prefecture | 12,600 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Aomori Prefecture | 12,500 | 0.6% |
| #9 | Nagano Prefecture | 12,400 | 0.6% |
| #10 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 10,200 | 0.5% |
| #11 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 7,410 | 0.4% |
| #12 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 6,760 | 0.3% |
| #13 | Miyagi Prefecture | 6,120 | 0.3% |
| #14 | Saga Prefecture | 3,060 | 0.2% |
| #15 | Mie Prefecture | 2,160 | 0.1% |
| #16 | Okayama Prefecture | 1,580 | 0.1% |
| — | Japan total | 2,027,000 | 100% |
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 Hamamatsu (Shizuoka 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 potatoes in Japan?
Hokkaido, with 1,870,000 t (92.3% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most potatoes?
Hamamatsu (Shizuoka Prefecture) households buy 1.3× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).