In fiscal year 2022, the consumption volume of salt in Japan amounted to around **** million metric tons. The domestic salt consumption remained close to eight million tons within the last decade. The majority of salt was supplied to the manufacturing industry as a raw material for inorganic compounds like caustic soda and washing soda.
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Ministry of Finance Japan. (July 19, 2023). Consumption volume of salt in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274708/japan-salt-consumption-volume/
Ministry of Finance Japan. "Consumption volume of salt in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274708/japan-salt-consumption-volume/
Ministry of Finance Japan. (2023). Consumption volume of salt in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274708/japan-salt-consumption-volume/
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Consumption volume of salt in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Ministry of Finance Japan, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274708/japan-salt-consumption-volume/