Statistic data
State of Demand and Supply
State of Demand and Supply in Japan
Source: "Record of Demand and Supply of Salt" from Ministry of Finance
- Details of "Amount demanded" are as follows;
- Salt produced overseas" in "Amount supplied" includes salt produced domestically from imported salt produced overseas.
- Amounts of less than one unit are rounded and so the figure indicated as the total may not be the same as the total of the amounts added together.
- The amounts are for one year from April 1 to March 31 of the following year.
Changes in quantity of salt intake
Changes in quantity of salt intake in Japan (g/day)
Source: "Record of Demand and Supply of Salt" from Ministry of Finance
- The quantities shown in the above table are obtaines by multiplying the quantity of sodium included in foodstuffs taken in by a factor of 2.54 and not by actually measuring the quantities of salt.
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare shows the tentative dietary goal for preventing life-style related diseases (DG) of salt as less than 8g per day for male (aged 12 or over) and less than 7g per day for female (aged 10 or over).