Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Japan
Japan: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 202.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 202.57 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Japan peaked at 222.19 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 53.3 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 67 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 72.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 85.72 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 94.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 95 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 108.35 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 119.85 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 135.6 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 151.32 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 159.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 156.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 162.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 165.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 160.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 159.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 168.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 178.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 183.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 184.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 185.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 193.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 197.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 205.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 209.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 215.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 220.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 222.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 221.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 217.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 214.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 218.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 218.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 212.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 207.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 204.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 203.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 201.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 197.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 196.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 193.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 190.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 188.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 186.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 178.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 187.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 192.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 190.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 190.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 190.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 132.24 kg per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 199.86 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 202.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 202.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 202.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 204.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 210.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 211.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 210.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 209.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 202.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square 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% | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | 199.86 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 190.73 kg per square kilometre | 132.24 kg per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +25.7% | 53.3 kg per square kilometre | 67 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.39 kg per square kilometre | 53.3 kg per square kilometre | 135.6 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 164.42 kg per square kilometre | 151.32 kg per square kilometre | 183.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 205.41 kg per square kilometre | 184.35 kg per square kilometre | 222.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.61 kg per square kilometre | 197.06 kg per square kilometre | 218.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.53 kg per square kilometre | 178.21 kg per square kilometre | 196.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.76 kg per square kilometre | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.58 kg per square kilometre | 202.57 kg per square kilometre | 211.65 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Malaysia 231.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 223.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Hungary 208.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Spain 200.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Philippines 190.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 China 184.77 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Japan?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Japan was 202.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 222.19 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.