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Where does Japan get its corn (maize)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $3.8 billion of corn (maize) (15 million tonnes), 8.4% of the world total. The United States sold 80% of the total, followed by Brazil (17%) and Argentina (1%). Japan was the world’s largest importer of corn (maize).

Summary

Value
$3.8billion
Tonnes
15million tonnes
Share of world total
8.4%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States3Tonnes: 11,728,298USD per tonne: $25780%Sea
Brazil0.65Tonnes: 2,911,953USD per tonne: $22417.3%Sea
Argentina0.05Tonnes: 196,117USD per tonne: $2351.2%Sea
Paraguay0.02Tonnes: 86,470USD per tonne: $2640.6%Sea
Ukraine0.01Tonnes: 66,230USD per tonne: $1710.3%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 1,304USD per tonne: $7,4000.26%Sea
Peru< 0.01Tonnes: 1,218USD per tonne: $2,5320.08%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 299USD per tonne: $7,2580.06%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 5,161USD per tonne: $3850.05%Sea
New Zealand< 0.01Tonnes: 337USD per tonne: $4,4940.04%Sea
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 1,897USD per tonne: $3600.02%Sea
Slovakia< 0.01Tonnes: 75USD per tonne: $8,3720.02%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 44USD per tonne: $8,9060.01%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $6,1180.01%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 50USD per tonne: $4,8080.01%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 44USD per tonne: $5,4480.01%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $3,1450.01%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 308USD per tonne: $6750.01%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $4,5730%Sea
Bangladesh< 0.01Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $2,2380%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 3
  • Brazil 0.65
  • Argentina 0.05
  • Paraguay 0.02
  • Ukraine 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States2.33
Brazil< 0.010.65
Argentina0.010.05
Paraguay00.02
Ukraine00.01

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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