Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Japan
Japan: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 66.90 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Japan is 66.90 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Japan peaked at 75.07 million kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.89 million kg, in 1961.
Japan ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.89 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 7.28 million kg | +23.7% |
| 1963 | 9.68 million kg | +33.0% |
| 1964 | 14.87 million kg | +53.5% |
| 1965 | 16.49 million kg | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 20.44 million kg | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 25.27 million kg | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 28.48 million kg | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 32.45 million kg | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 38.61 million kg | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 40.81 million kg | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 40.53 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.33 million kg | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 46.48 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 45.44 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 44.42 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 48.76 million kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 53.78 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 57.37 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 58.82 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 58.85 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.79 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 65.75 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 69.61 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 72.30 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 74.78 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 75.07 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.77 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.94 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 72.59 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 69.46 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 68.45 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 67.12 million kg | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 63.60 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 60.31 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 58.98 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 58.25 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 56.99 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 55.32 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 56.16 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 55.35 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.09 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.99 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 51.41 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 47.05 million kg | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 51.94 million kg | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 52.67 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.36 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.55 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 52.73 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.89 million kg | -71.8% |
| 2012 | 15.22 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.63 million kg | +311.4% |
| 2014 | 63.98 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 54.71 million kg | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 63.44 million kg | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 64.22 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.52 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 65.53 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 60.99 million kg | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 65.89 million kg | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 66.71 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 66.90 million kg | +0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 66.90 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.04 million kg, 13.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 66.90 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 million kg, 61.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure 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 | +311.4% | 15.22 million kg | 62.63 million kg |
| 2011 | -71.8% | 52.73 million kg | 14.89 million kg |
| 1964 | +53.5% | 9.68 million kg | 14.87 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.87 million kg | 5.89 million kg | 32.45 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.05 million kg | 38.61 million kg | 57.37 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.67 million kg | 58.82 million kg | 75.07 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.11 million kg | 55.32 million kg | 72.59 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.56 million kg | 47.05 million kg | 56.16 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.39 million kg | 14.89 million kg | 66.52 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.12 million kg | 60.99 million kg | 66.90 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.93 million kg compare
- 12 Malaysia 74.10 million kg compare
- 13 Morocco 73.82 million kg compare
- 13 Melanesia 2.62 million kg compare
- 14 Thailand 69.67 million kg compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 2.51 million kg compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 1.99 million kg compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 65.95 million kg compare
- 16 Polynesia 286,189 kg compare
- 17 Algeria 63.84 million kg compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 239,214 kg compare
- 18 India 63.27 million kg compare
- 18 Micronesia 238,130 kg 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, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Japan?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Japan was 66.90 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.07 million kg in 1987.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 million kg in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).