All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Japan
Japan: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 964.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
964.61 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
112th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,157 kg per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
671.65 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 964.61 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan peaked at 1,157 kg per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 671.65 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Japan 112th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 688.66 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 722.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 723.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 727.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 702.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 671.65 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 702.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 739.44 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 800.5 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 847.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 869.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 853.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 860.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 875.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 857.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 863.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 904.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 946.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 982.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 998.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1,108 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,114 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,074 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,034 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,023 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 985.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 998.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,009 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,007 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,007 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 999.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 873.77 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 862.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 975.38 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 965.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 952.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 946.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 949.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 960.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 960.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 969.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 975.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 972.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 964.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 964.61 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 964.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 964.61 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 719.87 kg per square kilometre | 671.65 kg per square kilometre | 800.5 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 886.04 kg per square kilometre | 847.04 kg per square kilometre | 982.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,086 kg per square kilometre | 998.76 kg per square kilometre | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,115 kg per square kilometre | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | 985.09 kg per square kilometre | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 944.56 kg per square kilometre | 862.02 kg per square kilometre | 999.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 970.55 kg per square kilometre | 964.61 kg per square kilometre | 975.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 109 Faroe Islands 977.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Fiji 968.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 966.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Cameroon 930.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Lithuania 898.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Cambodia 893.37 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan was 964.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,157 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 671.65 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Japan ranks 112th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.