Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.09 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan stood at 1.09 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 1.22 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3829 kg per person, in 1961.
Japan ranks 80th of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3829 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4769 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.508 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5978 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6528 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6496 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7332 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.802 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8967 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9892 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9879 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9694 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9563 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9974 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.19 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.994 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.981 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9374 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9831 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9991 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6953 kg per person | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6911 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg per person | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.09 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.09 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9659 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.5% | 0.6911 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person |
| 2011 | -30.5% | 1 kg per person | 0.6953 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6333 kg per person | 0.3829 kg per person | 0.8967 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.9563 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 kg per person | 0.9374 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 kg per person | 0.6911 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.13 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)
- 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan was 1.09 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3829 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 80th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.