Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Japan
Japan: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 25.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Japan stood at 25.37 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Japan peaked at 29.89 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.97 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 14th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.83 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 14.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 15.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 17.28 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 15.93 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 17.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 21.56 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 23.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 23.8 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 23.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 22.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 23.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 24.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 24.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 25.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 27.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 27.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 27.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 29.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 29.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 28.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 28.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 27.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 27.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.89 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 26.55 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 26.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 29.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 27.76 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 27.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 25.37 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 25.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 58.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 25.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6106 kg per square kilometre, 41.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 13.83 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.23 kg per square kilometre | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 21.56 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.69 kg per square kilometre | 22.85 kg per square kilometre | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.46 kg per square kilometre | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | 27.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.49 kg per square kilometre | 27.02 kg per square kilometre | 29.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.41 kg per square kilometre | 26.64 kg per square kilometre | 28.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.28 kg per square kilometre | 26.26 kg per square kilometre | 29.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.49 kg per square kilometre | 25.37 kg per square kilometre | 29.76 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 11 Bahrain 35.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Philippines 32.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 China 25.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malaysia 23.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 22.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 El Salvador 22.11 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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Japan?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Japan was 25.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.89 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.97 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.