Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.149 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Japan stood at 0.149 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.2008 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1407 kg per person, in 2017.
That places Japan 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1517 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1589 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1678 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1683 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1601 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1499 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1514 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1605 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1757 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1833 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1824 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1778 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1743 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1737 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1723 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1748 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.18 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1849 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1907 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1911 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1953 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1971 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1992 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2008 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1995 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1996 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1954 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1926 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1927 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1942 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1974 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1999 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2004 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1975 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1933 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.19 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1868 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1844 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1818 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1784 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1751 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1756 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1737 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1711 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1676 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1667 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1651 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.165 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1642 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1618 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1569 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1533 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1497 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1459 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1422 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1414 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1407 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1412 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1409 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1433 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1459 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1477 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.149 kg per person | +0.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.149 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9076 kg per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.149 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2247 kg per person, 66% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1605 kg per person | 0.1499 kg per person | 0.1757 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1794 kg per person | 0.1723 kg per person | 0.1907 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1963 kg per person | 0.1911 kg per person | 0.2008 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1926 kg per person | 0.1818 kg per person | 0.2004 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1702 kg per person | 0.1642 kg per person | 0.1784 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1474 kg per person | 0.1407 kg per person | 0.1618 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1465 kg per person | 0.1433 kg per person | 0.149 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Japan was 0.149 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2008 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 kg per person in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.