Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Japan
Japan: Chickens — Losses from manure treated was 1.05 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.05 million kg for chickens — losses from manure treated in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — losses from manure treated in Japan peaked at 1.15 million kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 277,309 kg, in 1961.
That places Japan 9th 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 — Losses from manure treated in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 277,309 kg | — |
| 1962 | 348,598 kg | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 375,098 kg | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 446,084 kg | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 492,373 kg | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 494,408 kg | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 563,904 kg | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 623,773 kg | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 705,793 kg | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 787,615 kg | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 828,212 kg | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 815,382 kg | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 843,319 kg | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 859,289 kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 832,812 kg | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 830,455 kg | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 874,571 kg | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 927,707 kg | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 954,983 kg | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 958,516 kg | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 965,147 kg | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 987,781 kg | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 977,576 kg | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 965,103 kg | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 922,288 kg | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 967,871 kg | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 997,810 kg | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 986,684 kg | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 985,057 kg | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 987,082 kg | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 684,395 kg | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 679,221 kg | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million kg | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million kg | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Losses from manure treated 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 | +52.3% | 679,221 kg | 1.03 million kg |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 987,082 kg | 684,395 kg |
| 1962 | +25.7% | 277,309 kg | 348,598 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 480,816 kg | 277,309 kg | 705,793 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 855,434 kg | 787,615 kg | 954,983 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million kg | 958,516 kg | 1.15 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million kg | 1.02 million kg | 1.13 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 980,878 kg | 922,288 kg | 1.01 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 976,868 kg | 679,221 kg | 1.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million kg | 1.05 million kg | 1.10 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,565 kg compare
- 6 India 3.27 million kg compare
- 7 Canada 2.64 million kg compare
- 8 Bangladesh 1.17 million kg compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 2,414 kg compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kg
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kg
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0 kg
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg
- 9 Türkiye 0 kg
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 kg
- 9 Melanesia 0 kg
- 9 Micronesia 0 kg
- 9 Polynesia 0 kg
- 10 Malaysia 1.02 million kg compare
- 11 Thailand 934,490 kg compare
- 12 Philippines 713,747 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 — losses from manure treated in Japan?
- Chickens — losses from manure treated in Japan was 1.05 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,309 kg in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens — losses from manure treated?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).