Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan
Japan: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 56.02 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 56.02 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan peaked at 119.88 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 56.02 kg/ha, in 2023.
Japan ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.43 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 90.16 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 95.98 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 93.07 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 98.43 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 106.62 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 112.89 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 103.81 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 102.89 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 94.99 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 94.07 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 103.15 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 119.88 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 99.43 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 93.53 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 103.91 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 103.87 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 105.27 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 113.55 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 89.95 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 94.52 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 100.7 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 103.64 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 103.37 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 101.13 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 103.47 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 100.22 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 96.29 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 97.14 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 93.38 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 88.55 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 88.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 93.68 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 91.35 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 83.76 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 81.97 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 80.05 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 77.64 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 78.83 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 80.73 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 80.78 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.05 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.97 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 80.54 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.32 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.04 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.78 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 69.24 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 64.41 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 72.07 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 72.11 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.96 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 69.09 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.91 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 68.03 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 69.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.87 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 65.03 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 65.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.2 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 62.45 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 56.02 kg/ha | -10.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 56.02 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 56.02 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.61 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.14 kg/ha | 88.43 kg/ha | 112.89 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 103.16 kg/ha | 93.53 kg/ha | 119.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.04 kg/ha | 89.95 kg/ha | 103.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.78 kg/ha | 77.64 kg/ha | 93.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.89 kg/ha | 64.41 kg/ha | 81.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.77 kg/ha | 63.91 kg/ha | 72.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.93 kg/ha | 56.02 kg/ha | 65.04 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan was 56.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 119.88 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.02 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Japan ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).