Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan
Japan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 53.86 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan stood at 53.86 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan peaked at 105.35 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 53.86 kg/ha, in 2023.
Japan ranks 75th of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.8 kg/ha | 56.59 kg/ha | 83.24 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.78 kg/ha | 76.77 kg/ha | 105.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.51 kg/ha | 85.43 kg/ha | 96.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.31 kg/ha | 74.38 kg/ha | 97.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74 kg/ha | 62.39 kg/ha | 80.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.87 kg/ha | 59.67 kg/ha | 70.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.34 kg/ha | 53.86 kg/ha | 62.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 16.66 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 23.82 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,416 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9,315 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.13 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 645,005 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 424,342 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan was 53.86 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 105.35 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.86 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Japan ranks 75th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).