All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Japan
Japan: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 114.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
114.01 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
121st
of 170 countries
All-time high
132.38 kg per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
87.61 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Japan stood at 114.01 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Japan peaked at 132.38 kg per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 87.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Japan ranks 121st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113.39 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 111.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 109.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 105.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 96.77 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 87.61 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 88.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 93.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 99.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 101.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 102.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 99.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 99.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 100.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 97.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 97.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 101.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 105.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 108.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 110.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 113.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 116.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 119.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 123.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 124.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 126.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 127.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 127.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 127.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 127.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 128.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 131.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 132.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 130.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 128.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 125.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 124.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 123.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 121.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 120.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 118.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 118.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 117.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 116.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 112.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 114.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 116.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 116.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 116.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 115.76 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.05 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 98.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 113.34 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 112.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 110.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 110.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 110.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 112.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 112.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 113.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 114.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 114.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 114.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 114.01 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 114.01 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 126.48 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.66 kg per square kilometre | 87.61 kg per square kilometre | 113.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.54 kg per square kilometre | 97.43 kg per square kilometre | 108.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.68 kg per square kilometre | 110.85 kg per square kilometre | 127.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 127.44 kg per square kilometre | 121.42 kg per square kilometre | 132.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.74 kg per square kilometre | 112.95 kg per square kilometre | 120.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.58 kg per square kilometre | 98.11 kg per square kilometre | 115.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.31 kg per square kilometre | 113.99 kg per square kilometre | 114.63 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 118 Cambodia 126.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 124.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Mauritania 113.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Egypt 110.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Zambia 107.82 kg per square kilometre 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Japan?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Japan was 114.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 132.38 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.61 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Japan ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.