Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan
Japan: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 11.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan is 11.7 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan peaked at 15.01 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 10.18 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Japan 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.8 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.1 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 13.79 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 13.83 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 13.65 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 14.84 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 15.01 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 14.42 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 13.08 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 11.75 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 12.57 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 12.51 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.44 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 13.09 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 12.22 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 13.38 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 12.98 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 12.84 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 11.3 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 11.67 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 12.13 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 11.99 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.17 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 13.13 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 13.22 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 12.6 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 12.11 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 12.41 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 12.44 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.75 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 12.48 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 10.18 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 13.19 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 12.37 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 12.07 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.09 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.22 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 11.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.93 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 11.78 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.82 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.92 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 11.62 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 11.99 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.44 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.84 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.04 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.34 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.11 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.32 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.76 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.71 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.89 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.88 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.56 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.82 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.47 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 11.88 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.73 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.03 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.82 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7 kg/ha | -1.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 11.7 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.25 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 11.7 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.34 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.6% | 10.18 kg/ha | 13.19 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.36 kg/ha | 13.65 kg/ha | 15.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.69 kg/ha | 11.75 kg/ha | 13.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.37 kg/ha | 11.3 kg/ha | 13.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.94 kg/ha | 10.18 kg/ha | 13.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.67 kg/ha | 10.92 kg/ha | 12.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.64 kg/ha | 11.11 kg/ha | 11.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.82 kg/ha | 11.7 kg/ha | 12.03 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 43 Switzerland 12.09 kg/ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.91 kg/ha compare
- 45 Suriname 11.78 kg/ha compare
- 47 Australia 11.64 kg/ha compare
- 48 Australia and New Zealand 11.61 kg/ha compare
- 49 Indonesia 11.42 kg/ha 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 crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Japan was 11.7 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.01 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Japan ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).