Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Japan

Japan: Horses — Amount excreted in manure was 878,201 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
878,201 kg
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
103rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
40.37 million kg
in 1961
All-time low
878,201 kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Japan, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Japan recorded 878,201 kg for horses — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure in Japan peaked at 40.37 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 878,201 kg, in 2023.

Japan ranks 103rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.84 million kg 12.54 million kg 40.37 million kg 9
1970s 4.31 million kg 1.40 million kg 9.20 million kg 10
1980s 1.45 million kg 1.36 million kg 1.54 million kg 10
1990s 1.65 million kg 1.46 million kg 1.84 million kg 10
2000s 1.39 million kg 1.14 million kg 1.58 million kg 10
2010s 980,547 kg 894,468 kg 1.08 million kg 10
2020s 893,076 kg 878,201 kg 907,191 kg 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 100 Albania 976,362 kg compare
  2. 101 Burkina Faso 893,830 kg compare
  3. 102 Gambia 887,196 kg compare
  4. 104 Croatia 846,097 kg compare
  5. 105 Belarus 833,886 kg compare
  6. 106 Slovenia 695,976 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — amount excreted in manure in Japan?
Horses — amount excreted in manure in Japan was 878,201 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 40.37 million kg in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 878,201 kg in 2023.
How does Japan rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
Japan ranks 103rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 11,993 data points, 1961–2023
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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).