VEGETABLES
Sweet corn production by prefecture
Hokkaido grows or catches the most sweet corn in Japan: 80,300 t, 41.2% of the national total. Next come Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hokkaido | 80,300 | 41.2% |
| #2 | Chiba Prefecture | 16,900 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 15,900 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Gunma Prefecture | 13,300 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Nagano Prefecture | 7,730 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Saitama Prefecture | 7,590 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Yamanashi Prefecture | 7,520 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Aichi Prefecture | 6,140 | 3.1% |
| #9 | Tochigi Prefecture | 4,570 | 2.3% |
| #10 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 4,250 | 2.2% |
| #11 | Niigata Prefecture | 3,690 | 1.9% |
| #12 | Iwate Prefecture | 3,530 | 1.8% |
| #13 | Kagawa Prefecture | 2,800 | 1.4% |
| #14 | Fukushima Prefecture | 2,590 | 1.3% |
| #15 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 2,530 | 1.3% |
| #16 | Aomori Prefecture | 1,980 | 1.0% |
| #17 | Tokushima Prefecture | 1,890 | 1.0% |
| #18 | Miyagi Prefecture | 1,790 | 0.9% |
| #19 | Hyogo Prefecture | 827 | 0.4% |
| #20 | Tottori Prefecture | 585 | 0.3% |
| — | Japan total | 195,000 | 100% |
Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.
Q&A
Common questions
Which prefecture produces the most sweet corn in Japan?
Hokkaido, with 80,300 t (41.2% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.