Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Japan

Japan: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 240,720 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
240,720 t
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
44th
of 201 countries
All-time high
676,960 t
in 1973
All-time low
240,720 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Japan, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 240,720 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Japan peaked at 676,960 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 240,720 t, in 2023.

Japan ranks 44th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 590,867 t 531,440 t 670,320 t 9
1970s 578,144 t 521,240 t 676,960 t 10
1980s 532,896 t 491,200 t 560,800 t 10
1990s 434,424 t 380,800 t 489,600 t 10
2000s 366,994 t 296,868 t 389,920 t 10
2010s 309,480 t 285,920 t 330,999 t 10
2020s 268,590 t 240,720 t 284,360 t 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 41 Czechia 264,000 t compare
  2. 42 Iraq 257,664 t compare
  3. 43 Hungary 242,596 t compare
  4. 45 Uruguay 225,424 t compare
  5. 46 Zambia 217,793 t compare
  6. 47 Republic of Korea 215,702 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Japan?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Japan was 240,720 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 676,960 t in 1973.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 240,720 t in 2023.
How does Japan rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Japan ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).