Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Japan
Japan: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 190.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan stood at 190.01 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan peaked at 223.89 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.16 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 15th out of 168 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, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 103.6 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 106.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 117.44 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 129.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 119.35 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 130.8 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 143.25 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 161.47 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 173.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 182.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 178.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 177.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 177.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 171.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 173.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 176.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 182.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 181.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 179.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 181.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 184.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 184.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 187.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 188.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 191.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 199.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 204.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 205.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 202.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 205.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 214.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 218.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 218.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 216.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 215.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 216.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 214.76 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 211.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 207.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 205.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 203.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 202.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 202.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 199.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 202.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 211.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 210.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 206.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 207.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 203.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 200.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 196.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 197.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 223.89 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 198.9 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 201.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 205.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 209.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 222.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 207.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 202.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 190.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.1% | 82.16 kg per square kilometre | 103.6 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.55 kg per square kilometre | 82.16 kg per square kilometre | 161.47 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 177.45 kg per square kilometre | 171.13 kg per square kilometre | 182.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 190.68 kg per square kilometre | 179.26 kg per square kilometre | 205.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 213.39 kg per square kilometre | 202.38 kg per square kilometre | 218.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.29 kg per square kilometre | 199.53 kg per square kilometre | 211.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.33 kg per square kilometre | 196.7 kg per square kilometre | 223.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.95 kg per square kilometre | 190.01 kg per square kilometre | 222.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 12 Palestine 196.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 China 193.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lebanon 190.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 181.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Malaysia 177.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Seychelles 175.68 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Japan was 190.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 223.89 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.16 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, layers — 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, layers — 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.