Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4968 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan is 0.4968 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.6693 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4689 kg per person, in 2017.
Japan ranks 102nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5055 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5298 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5593 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.561 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5338 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4995 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5046 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.535 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5856 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.611 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6078 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5925 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5808 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5791 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5743 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5825 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6162 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6357 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6368 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.651 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.657 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6639 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6693 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6651 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6654 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6515 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.642 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6424 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6472 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.658 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6662 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6679 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6584 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6442 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6335 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6226 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6146 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6058 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5945 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5836 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5852 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.579 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5704 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5588 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5555 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5504 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.55 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5474 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5394 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5231 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5109 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4992 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4863 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4741 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4712 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4689 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4706 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4696 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4776 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4863 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4924 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4968 kg per person | +0.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.4968 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.03 kg per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.4968 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7488 kg per person, 66% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5349 kg per person | 0.4995 kg per person | 0.5856 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.598 kg per person | 0.5743 kg per person | 0.6357 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6544 kg per person | 0.6368 kg per person | 0.6693 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6419 kg per person | 0.6058 kg per person | 0.6679 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5675 kg per person | 0.5474 kg per person | 0.5945 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4913 kg per person | 0.4689 kg per person | 0.5394 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4882 kg per person | 0.4776 kg per person | 0.4968 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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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 cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan was 0.4968 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6693 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4689 kg per person in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.