All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.82 kg per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan is 2.82 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 3.38 kg per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.46 kg per person, in 2012.
Japan ranks 165th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.68 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.79 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 2.77 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.75 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 2.63 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.49 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.58 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 2.68 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 2.87 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 3 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.02 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.92 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.9 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.91 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.82 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 2.8 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.91 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.02 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.11 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.13 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.17 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.22 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.27 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.33 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.34 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.38 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.38 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.37 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.37 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.36 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.35 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.38 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.38 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.32 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.24 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.17 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.13 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.05 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.01 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.97 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.95 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.92 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.89 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.81 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.85 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.87 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.87 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.87 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.84 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.49 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.46 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.79 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.76 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.73 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.71 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.76 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.76 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.83 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.83 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.82 kg per person | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.82 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 kg per person, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.82 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.93 kg per person, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 kg per person | 2.49 kg per person | 2.87 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.94 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person | 3.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 kg per person | 3.13 kg per person | 3.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 kg per person | 3.05 kg per person | 3.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 kg per person | 2.81 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 kg per person | 2.46 kg per person | 2.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person | 2.83 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 162 Papua New Guinea 2.99 kg per person compare
- 163 Seychelles 2.96 kg per person compare
- 164 Nauru 2.95 kg per person compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 2.34 kg per person compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 2.12 kg per person compare
- 168 Bahrain 1.49 kg per person compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan was 2.82 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 kg per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 kg per person in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.