Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.09 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.09 kg per person for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 1.22 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3832 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Japan 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3832 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4772 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5083 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5982 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6531 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6499 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7336 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8023 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.897 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9895 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9882 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9697 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9566 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9978 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.19 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9941 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9811 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9375 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9832 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9991 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6953 kg per person | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6912 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg per person | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.09 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 kg per person, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.09 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.5% | 0.6912 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person |
| 2011 | -30.5% | 1 kg per person | 0.6953 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6336 kg per person | 0.3832 kg per person | 0.897 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.9566 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 kg per person | 0.9375 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9971 kg per person | 0.6912 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 83 Guatemala 1.13 kg per person compare
- 84 Serbia 1.11 kg per person compare
- 85 Ghana 1.1 kg per person compare
- 87 Saint Lucia 1.06 kg per person compare
- 88 South Africa 1.06 kg per person compare
- 89 Seychelles 1.06 kg 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)
- 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan was 1.09 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3832 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.