Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Japan
Japan: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 1.05 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Japan is 1.05 million kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Japan peaked at 1.15 million kg in 1988 and was at its lowest, 277,535 kg, in 1961.
That places Japan 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 277,535 kg | — |
| 1962 | 348,824 kg | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 375,325 kg | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 446,325 kg | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 492,614 kg | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 494,648 kg | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 564,159 kg | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 624,028 kg | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 706,048 kg | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 787,870 kg | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 828,467 kg | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 815,637 kg | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 843,588 kg | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 859,558 kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 833,080 kg | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 830,724 kg | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 874,854 kg | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 927,990 kg | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 955,266 kg | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 958,813 kg | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 965,430 kg | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 987,823 kg | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 977,618 kg | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 965,146 kg | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 922,330 kg | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 967,913 kg | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 997,853 kg | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 986,727 kg | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 985,100 kg | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 987,124 kg | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 684,423 kg | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 679,250 kg | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million kg | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million kg | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated 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 | +52.3% | 679,250 kg | 1.03 million kg |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 987,124 kg | 684,423 kg |
| 1962 | +25.7% | 277,535 kg | 348,824 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 481,056 kg | 277,535 kg | 706,048 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 855,703 kg | 787,870 kg | 955,266 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million kg | 958,813 kg | 1.15 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million kg | 1.02 million kg | 1.13 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 980,921 kg | 922,330 kg | 1.01 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 976,899 kg | 679,250 kg | 1.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million kg | 1.05 million kg | 1.10 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Canada 3.09 million kg compare
- 8 Bangladesh 1.58 million kg compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 2,414 kg compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kg
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kg
- 9 Malaysia 1.08 million kg compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0 kg
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg
- 9 Türkiye 0 kg
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 kg
- 9 Melanesia 0 kg
- 9 Micronesia 0 kg
- 9 Polynesia 0 kg
- 11 Thailand 1.03 million kg compare
- 12 Philippines 807,110 kg compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 653,505 kg 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 — losses from manure treated in Japan?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Japan was 1.05 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million kg in 1988.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,535 kg in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).