In 2021, the shipment value of table salt in Japan amounted to around 11.6 billion Japanese yen, representing a decrease from about 12.4 billion yen in the previous year. The Japanese salt industry is under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, with the Salt Industry Center of Japan being designated to ensure a stable supply of edible salt.
Shipment value of table salt in Japan from 2015 to 2021
(in billion Japanese yen)
businesses with four or more employees; including refined salt
Supplementary notes
Figures prior to 2020 come from the "Industrial statistics tables by product" released by METI. Figures for 2020 are based on the "Economic Census".
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of April 2024.
Values have been rounded.
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METI (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Shipment value of table salt in Japan from 2015 to 2021 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276538/japan-table-salt-shipment-value/
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