Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 373.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan stood at 373.52 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 409.65 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 98.21 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 22nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.21 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 123.46 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 132.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 157.99 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 174.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 175.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 199.71 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 220.91 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 249.96 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 278.94 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 293.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 288.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 298.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 304.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 295.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 294.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 309.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 328.82 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 338.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 339.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 342.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 355.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 363.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 378.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 386.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 396.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 405.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 409.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 408.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 401.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 396.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 402.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 402.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 392.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 382.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 376.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 375.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 371.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 363.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 361.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 357.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 351.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 348.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 343.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 328.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 344.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 355.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 351.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 350.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 351.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 243.85 kg per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 242 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 368.53 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 372.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 373.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 372.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 377.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 388 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 389.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 390.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 388.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 385.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 373.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 373.52 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 373.52 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.08 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +52.3% | 242 kg per square kilometre | 368.53 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 351.69 kg per square kilometre | 243.85 kg per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +25.7% | 98.21 kg per square kilometre | 123.46 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.29 kg per square kilometre | 98.21 kg per square kilometre | 249.96 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 303.1 kg per square kilometre | 278.94 kg per square kilometre | 338.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 378.71 kg per square kilometre | 339.84 kg per square kilometre | 409.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 386.5 kg per square kilometre | 363.36 kg per square kilometre | 402.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 349.48 kg per square kilometre | 328.61 kg per square kilometre | 361.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 348.05 kg per square kilometre | 242 kg per square kilometre | 389.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.6 kg per square kilometre | 373.52 kg per square kilometre | 390.26 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Palestine 404.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Malaysia 402.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 El Salvador 385.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Kiribati 316.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 311.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 310.88 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Japan was 373.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 409.65 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.21 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.