Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Japan
Japan: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture was 30.83 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Japan is 30.83 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Japan peaked at 36.32 million kg in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.41 million kg, in 1961.
That places Japan 11th 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, layers — Manure left on pasture in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.41 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 16.91 million kg | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 17.37 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 19.16 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 21.12 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 19.48 million kg | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 21.34 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 23.38 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 26.35 million kg | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 28.34 million kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 29.71 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 29.09 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 29.01 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 28.98 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 27.91 million kg | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 28.23 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 28.84 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 29.68 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 29.66 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 29.22 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 29.59 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 30.05 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 30.04 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 30.44 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 30.59 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 31.08 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 32.41 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 33.19 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 33.32 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 32.83 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 33.40 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 34.82 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 35.50 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 35.40 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.15 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.89 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 35.04 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.83 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.32 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 33.65 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 33.38 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.02 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.92 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.90 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.36 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.82 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 34.23 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 34.17 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 33.54 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.58 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.93 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.48 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 31.91 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.01 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.32 million kg | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 32.26 million kg | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 32.63 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.33 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.99 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.16 million kg | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 33.73 million kg | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 32.91 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.83 million kg | -6.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 30.83 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 94,423 kg, 326.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 30.83 million kg is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64,940 kg, 474.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.1% | 13.41 million kg | 16.91 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.83 million kg | 13.41 million kg | 26.35 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.94 million kg | 27.91 million kg | 29.71 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.99 million kg | 29.22 million kg | 33.32 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.62 million kg | 32.83 million kg | 35.50 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.30 million kg | 32.36 million kg | 34.23 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.14 million kg | 31.91 million kg | 36.32 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.41 million kg | 30.83 million kg | 36.16 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Mexico 49.04 million kg compare
- 9 Bangladesh 49.00 million kg compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.11 million kg compare
- 10 Philippines 31.90 million kg compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 3.82 million kg compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.75 million kg compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.59 million kg compare
- 12 Pakistan 28.77 million kg compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 million kg compare
- 13 Malaysia 25.90 million kg compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 687,093 kg compare
- 14 Thailand 23.00 million 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, layers — manure left on pasture in Japan?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Japan was 30.83 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.32 million kg in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 million kg in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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).