Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan
Japan: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.819 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan is 0.819 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan peaked at 1.96 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7569 kg/ha, in 1998.
That places Japan 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.29 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.27 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.24 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.23 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.18 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.16 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.1 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.01 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1.17 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9362 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9161 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9328 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9495 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9406 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.02 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.05 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg/ha | +86.9% |
| 1981 | 1.11 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1.15 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.12 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9974 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.97 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9103 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9167 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8763 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8126 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8065 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8231 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7735 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7569 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.762 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7797 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7812 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8025 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7991 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7899 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7746 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7652 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7997 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7896 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7636 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7662 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7716 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7737 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7755 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.779 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7828 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7872 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7919 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7962 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8004 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.805 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8092 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8137 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.819 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.819 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 53% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.819 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4634 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.9% | 1.05 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -43.4% | 1.96 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9931 kg/ha | 0.9161 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.9974 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8408 kg/ha | 0.7569 kg/ha | 0.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7845 kg/ha | 0.7636 kg/ha | 0.8025 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7825 kg/ha | 0.7662 kg/ha | 0.8004 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8117 kg/ha | 0.805 kg/ha | 0.819 kg/ha | 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Japan was 0.819 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7569 kg/ha in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Japan ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).