On August 7, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate in FY2014 (from April 2014 to March 2015). Japan’s calorie-based rate of food self-sufficiency was 39%, and it remained flat from FY2013. The production value-based rate of food self-sufficiency was 64%, decreased one point from FY2013.
On August 7, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate in FY2014 (from April 2014 to March 2015). Japan’s calorie-based rate of food self-sufficiency was 39%, and it remained flat from FY2013. The production value-based rate of food self-sufficiency was 64%, decreased one point from FY2013.
Source:
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/kanbo/anpo/150807_2.html
(Researched and summarized by Dr. Takashi Wakabayashi)