NPK fertilizers — Production in Japan
Japan: NPK fertilizers — Production was 82,060 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
NPK fertilizers — Production in Japan, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Japan recorded 82,060 t for npk fertilizers — production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — production in Japan peaked at 1.53 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 82,060 t, in 2023.
Japan ranks 27th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Production in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.53 million t | — |
| 2005 | 1.49 million t | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million t | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million t | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million t | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million t | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million t | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million t | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million t | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million t | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million t | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million t | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 132,647 t | -87.9% |
| 2022 | 106,007 t | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 82,060 t | -22.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 82,060 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,416 t, 8.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Japan's 82,060 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82,060 t, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NPK fertilizers — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -87.9% | 1.10 million t | 132,647 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million t | 1.12 million t | 1.53 million t | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million t | 1.10 million t | 1.22 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 354,006 t | 82,060 t | 1.10 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 npk fertilizers — production in Japan?
- Npk fertilizers — production in Japan was 82,060 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,060 t in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for npk fertilizers — production?
- Japan ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is npk fertilizers — production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. 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 NPK fertilizers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf