Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Japan
Japan: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 29.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 29.32 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Japan peaked at 100.43 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 29.32 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Japan 30th 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.49 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 67.23 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 74.72 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 72.41 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 76.27 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 77.09 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 82.88 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 84.43 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 86.27 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 78.4 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 75.16 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 78.83 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 86.97 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 92.41 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 69.79 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1976 | 87.17 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 89.53 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 98.47 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 100.43 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 70.05 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 73.46 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 79.92 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 87.3 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 87.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 85.16 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 84.57 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 84.16 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.06 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 80.52 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.37 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 68.9 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 74.19 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 71.3 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 70.47 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 71.5 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 65.99 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 63.71 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 58.07 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 59.69 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 59.06 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 55.95 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 53.17 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 54.89 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 55.02 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.25 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 57.09 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.51 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 51.34 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 38.15 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 46.32 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 48.82 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 50 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 52.07 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 52.03 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.41 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 45.39 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 45.72 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.63 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.52 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 35.81 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 39.4 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 35.1 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 29.32 kg/ha | -16.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 29.32 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 29.32 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.87 kg/ha | 61.49 kg/ha | 86.27 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.71 kg/ha | 69.79 kg/ha | 100.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.35 kg/ha | 70.05 kg/ha | 87.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.02 kg/ha | 58.07 kg/ha | 76.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.14 kg/ha | 38.15 kg/ha | 69.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.89 kg/ha | 40.41 kg/ha | 52.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.91 kg/ha | 29.32 kg/ha | 39.4 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Thailand 30.58 kg/ha compare
- 28 Singapore 30.18 kg/ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0.3996 kg/ha compare
- 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 29.96 kg/ha compare
- 31 Egypt 28.35 kg/ha compare
- 32 Honduras 28.16 kg/ha compare
- 33 Montenegro 27.96 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Japan?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Japan was 29.32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.43 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.32 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 potassium 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 (%).