What is the price of bamboo in Japan?

As of January 2025, bamboo in Japan is US$ 5.36 per kg (741 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of bamboo from Japan in 2025?

The export value was US$61,026.

What is Japan's world rank in bamboo exports?

Japan ranks #17 among 42 bamboo exporters.

What percentage of global bamboo exports does Japan contribute?

Japan contributes 0.3% of global bamboo exports.

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Bamboo Prices in Japan

US$ 5.36 / kg

741 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 14.3% YoY ▲ 14.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.36	741	▲ 14.3%	▲ 14.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the bamboo price in Japan available is US$ 5.36 per kg (741 JPY), up 14.3% year-on-year.

Japan exported 11 tonnes of bamboo in 2025, valued at US$61,026, ranking #17 among 42 global exporters and accounting for 0.3% of world exports. Export value increased by 85.9% year-on-year, and Japan is a net exporter of bamboo. The latest export unit value is US$5.3616 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - bamboo in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Japan exported $61K (11.4 t) of bamboo▲ 85.9% YoY. That ranks #17 worldwide (0.3% of global exports).

$61K

Export value

11.4 t

Export volume

#17 / 42

World rank

0.3%

Global share

$5.36

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top bamboo exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Netherlands $12.3M · 53.2%
#2 Portugal $2.4M · 10.5%
#3 Spain $1.6M · 6.9%
#4 Germany $1.6M · 6.9%
#5 Poland $1.2M · 5.2%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$61K	11.4 t	$5.36
2024	$32.8K	7 t	$4.69
2023	$45.8K	8.3 t	$5.53
2022	$43.3K	8.4 t	$5.16
2021	$46.3K	7.7 t	$6.01
2020	$72.5K	13.2 t	$5.5

HS Code

bamboo is traded under Harmonized System code 1401.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Japan bamboo - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of bamboo exported by Japan in 2020 was 13 tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 12 tonnes of bamboo. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Japan bamboo (agro commodities category) has gone down, with a change of -29.412 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, bamboo's exports decreased by -14.29% netting the nation US$0.07m for the year 2019. Japan's bamboo exports are categorised as:

Bamboos (HS code 140110)

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Japan bamboo export values

In 2019, Japan sold bamboo valued at 0.07m USD, a decrease of -17.65% from 2018's total bamboo export of 0.085m USD. The annual reduction in value of Japan bamboo between 2017 to 2018 was -46.203 per cent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of Japan's bamboo exports between 2017 and 2019 was -14.29 pc when compared to a variation of -29.412% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Japan's portion of the world's total bamboo's exports in 2019 was 2.3 per cent. The country is ranked number 13 in world exports of bamboo.

Export markets for Japan bamboo ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Japan is a net importer of bamboo. The annual growth of Japan bamboo in value between 2015 to 2019 was 3%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -13%, per annum.

Japan procured 6,201 tonnes of bamboo in 2019.

Bamboo Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest bamboo prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$3.91/kg Pakistan$0.05/kg Nepal$0.91/kg China$0.62/kg India$4.75/kg Malaysia$1.15/kg Bhutan$0.03/kg Brunei Darussalam$12.10/kg Thailand$0.47/kg Sri Lanka$12.71/kg Vietnam$0.99/kg Singapore$4.06/kg Indonesia$0.59/kg Lao (Laos)$0.06/kg Myanmar$0.19/kg

Other Agro Commodities Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other agro commodities in Japan:

Eggs$1.70/dozen Seaweed$23.27/kg Natural Gum Arabic$11.67/kg Glucose$3.64/kg Sugar Beet$0.10/kg Sugarcane$0.16/kg

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris

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