Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Japan
Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0018 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Japan is 0.0018 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0025 t per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1965.
Japan ranks 109th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1963 | 0 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 0 t per person | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 0 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 t per person | +292.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 t per person | +188.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 t per person | -28.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 t per person | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 t per person | +190.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 t per person | -43.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 t per person | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 t per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 t per person | +51.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 t per person | +39.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 t per person | +83.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 t per person | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 t per person | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 t per person | +20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 t per person | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 t per person | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 0.002 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 t per person | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.002 t per person | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 t per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.002 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.002 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.002 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 t per person | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 t per person | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 t per person | +7.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0018 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0144 t per person, 13% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0018 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0022 t per person, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +292.3% | 0 t per person | 0.0001 t per person |
| 1976 | +190.2% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0004 t per person |
| 1973 | +188.1% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 106 Montenegro 0.0022 t per person compare
- 107 Afghanistan 0.002 t per person compare
- 108 Tunisia 0.0019 t per person compare
- 110 Cameroon 0.0018 t per person compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.0017 t per person compare
- 112 Dominica 0.0017 t per person 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Japan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Japan was 0.0018 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1965.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita?
- Japan ranks 109th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.