Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 202.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Japan is 202.56 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 222.15 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 53.26 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.26 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 66.95 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 72.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 85.68 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 94.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 94.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 108.3 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 119.8 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 135.56 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 151.27 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 159.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 156.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 162.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 165.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 160.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 159.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 168.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 178.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 183.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 184.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 185.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 193 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 197.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 205.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 209.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 215.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 220 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 222.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 221.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 217.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 214.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 218.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 218.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 212.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 207.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 204.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 203.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 201.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 197.05 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 196.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 193.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 190.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 188.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 186.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 178.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 187.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 192.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 190.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 190.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 190.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 132.24 kg per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 199.85 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 202.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 202.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 202.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 204.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 210.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 211.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 210.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 209.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 202.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 202.56 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.95 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 202.56 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104.83 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre 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% | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | 199.85 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 190.72 kg per square kilometre | 132.24 kg per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +25.7% | 53.26 kg per square kilometre | 66.95 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.35 kg per square kilometre | 53.26 kg per square kilometre | 135.56 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 164.37 kg per square kilometre | 151.27 kg per square kilometre | 183.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 205.37 kg per square kilometre | 184.29 kg per square kilometre | 222.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.6 kg per square kilometre | 197.05 kg per square kilometre | 218.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.53 kg per square kilometre | 178.2 kg per square kilometre | 196.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.75 kg per square kilometre | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.57 kg per square kilometre | 202.56 kg per square kilometre | 211.64 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Japan was 202.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 222.15 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.26 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.