Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan
Japan: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 34.22 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan is 34.22 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan peaked at 40.19 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.08 %, in 1993.
That places Japan 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 39.22 % | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 33.81 % | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 32.74 % | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 30.58 % | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 27.26 % | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 26.94 % | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 26.14 % | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 24.64 % | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 23.42 % | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 20.6 % | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 20.02 % | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 18.35 % | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 20.41 % | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 23.43 % | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 18.73 % | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 20.09 % | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 18.69 % | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 17.23 % | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 17.76 % | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 17.96 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.14 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 16.94 % | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 18.41 % | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 19.1 % | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 18.62 % | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 17.41 % | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 17.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 17.68 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 18.43 % | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 17.18 % | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 18.02 % | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 14.08 % | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 18.67 % | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 19.1 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 19.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 19.44 % | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.73 % | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 18.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.89 % | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 21.88 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 19.99 % | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 21.77 % | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 22.74 % | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 21.37 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 20.67 % | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.75 % | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 28.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 23.21 % | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 25.12 % | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 26.33 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 26.06 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.09 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27.75 % | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.13 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.91 % | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 27.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.8 % | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 31.18 % | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 34.22 % | +9.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 34.22 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 34.22 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.28 % | 24.64 % | 40.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.1 % | 17.23 % | 23.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.94 % | 16.94 % | 19.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.17 % | 14.08 % | 19.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.59 % | 19.06 % | 28.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.34 % | 23.21 % | 27.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7 % | 27.6 % | 34.22 % | 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Japan was 34.22 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.19 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.08 % in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Japan ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).