Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 485.96 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
485.96 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
89th
of 167 countries
All-time high
624.94 kg per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
363.19 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 485.96 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 624.94 kg per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 363.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Japan 89th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 379.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 397.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 418.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 418.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 392.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 363.19 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 369.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 397.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 437.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 457.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 462.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 457.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 456.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 461.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 462.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 473.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 492.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 510.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 529.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 538.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 555.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 566.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 578.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 590.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 592.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 596.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 589.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 584.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 586.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 595.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 608.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 620.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 624.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 619.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 609.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 599.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 589.91 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 584.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 577.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 568.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 560.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 564.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 559.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 552.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 542.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 540.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 539 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 540.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 539.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 533.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 515.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 506.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 493.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 480.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 468.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 464.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 462.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 464.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 463.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 471.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 477.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 481.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 485.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 485.96 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 485.96 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 357.98 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 397.18 kg per square kilometre | 363.19 kg per square kilometre | 437.68 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 476.36 kg per square kilometre | 456.11 kg per square kilometre | 529.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 577.86 kg per square kilometre | 538.51 kg per square kilometre | 596.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 602.83 kg per square kilometre | 577.67 kg per square kilometre | 624.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 550.69 kg per square kilometre | 539 kg per square kilometre | 568.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.19 kg per square kilometre | 462.92 kg per square kilometre | 533.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 479.1 kg per square kilometre | 471.41 kg per square kilometre | 485.96 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 508.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Slovakia 494.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Romania 487.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mali 480.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 478.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Vanuatu 469.61 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan was 485.96 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 624.94 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.19 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.