Q160It is clear that the major industrialized nations have food self-sufficiency rates that are higher than Japan's rate. However, how does Japan compare on an international basis?

A160It is not on a calorie basis, but according to MAFF's analysis of estimated international cereal self-sufficiency ratios, in 2003 Japan had a rate of 28%. This put Japan in 24th place among the 175 countries and regions analyzed. Of the 30 countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Japan ranked around twenty-fourth in terms of cereal self-sufficiency, with only a few countries, such as the Netherlands (24%) and Iceland (0%), having lower rates. (Figures for Luxembourg are not available.)