Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Japan

Japan: Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture was 29.77 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.77 million kg
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.41 million kg
in 1987
All-time low
2.62 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Japan, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Japan stood at 29.77 million kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Japan peaked at 33.41 million kg in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million kg, in 1961.

That places Japan 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 2.62 million kg —
1962 3.24 million kg +23.7%
1963 4.31 million kg +33.0%
1964 6.62 million kg +53.5%
1965 7.34 million kg +10.9%
1966 9.10 million kg +24.0%
1967 11.25 million kg +23.6%
1968 12.67 million kg +12.7%
1969 14.44 million kg +13.9%
1970 17.18 million kg +19.0%
1971 18.16 million kg +5.7%
1972 18.04 million kg -0.7%
1973 19.73 million kg +9.4%
1974 20.68 million kg +4.8%
1975 20.22 million kg -2.2%
1976 19.77 million kg -2.2%
1977 21.70 million kg +9.8%
1978 23.93 million kg +10.3%
1979 25.53 million kg +6.7%
1980 26.17 million kg +2.5%
1981 26.19 million kg +0.0%
1982 27.94 million kg +6.7%
1983 29.26 million kg +4.7%
1984 30.98 million kg +5.9%
1985 32.18 million kg +3.9%
1986 33.28 million kg +3.4%
1987 33.41 million kg +0.4%
1988 33.27 million kg -0.4%
1989 32.90 million kg -1.1%
1990 32.30 million kg -1.8%
1991 30.91 million kg -4.3%
1992 30.46 million kg -1.5%
1993 29.87 million kg -1.9%
1994 28.30 million kg -5.2%
1995 26.84 million kg -5.2%
1996 26.25 million kg -2.2%
1997 25.92 million kg -1.2%
1998 25.36 million kg -2.2%
1999 24.62 million kg -2.9%
2000 24.99 million kg +1.5%
2001 24.63 million kg -1.4%
2002 24.07 million kg -2.3%
2003 23.58 million kg -2.0%
2004 22.88 million kg -3.0%
2005 20.94 million kg -8.5%
2006 23.11 million kg +10.4%
2007 23.44 million kg +1.4%
2008 22.85 million kg -2.5%
2009 23.39 million kg +2.3%
2010 23.47 million kg +0.3%
2011 6.62 million kg -71.8%
2012 6.77 million kg +2.3%
2013 27.87 million kg +311.4%
2014 28.47 million kg +2.1%
2015 24.35 million kg -14.5%
2016 28.23 million kg +16.0%
2017 28.58 million kg +1.2%
2018 29.60 million kg +3.6%
2019 29.16 million kg -1.5%
2020 27.14 million kg -6.9%
2021 29.32 million kg +8.0%
2022 29.68 million kg +1.2%
2023 29.77 million kg +0.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 29.77 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 221,602 kg, 134.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 29.77 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37,270 kg, 798.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +311.4% 6.77 million kg 27.87 million kg
2011 -71.8% 23.47 million kg 6.62 million kg
1964 +53.5% 4.31 million kg 6.62 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.95 million kg 2.62 million kg 14.44 million kg 9
1970s 20.49 million kg 17.18 million kg 25.53 million kg 10
1980s 30.56 million kg 26.17 million kg 33.41 million kg 10
1990s 28.08 million kg 24.62 million kg 32.30 million kg 10
2000s 23.39 million kg 20.94 million kg 24.99 million kg 10
2010s 23.31 million kg 6.62 million kg 29.60 million kg 10
2020s 28.98 million kg 27.14 million kg 29.77 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 14 Dominican Republic 33.90 million kg compare
  2. 14 Republic of Moldova 172,357 kg compare
  3. 15 Malaysia 32.98 million kg compare
  4. 15 Timor-Leste 106,450 kg compare
  5. 16 Thailand 31.00 million kg compare
  6. 16 Melanesia 78,735 kg compare
  7. 17 Polynesia 8,586 kg compare
  8. 18 Nigeria 29.57 million kg compare
  9. 18 Micronesia 7,144 kg compare
  10. 19 India 28.16 million kg compare
  11. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,073 kg compare
  12. 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kg compare
  13. 20 Senegal 26.96 million kg compare
  14. 20 Caribbean 47.45 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Japan?
Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Japan was 29.77 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 33.41 million kg in 1987.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million kg in 1961.
How does Japan rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture?
Japan ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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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).