Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan is 0.0025 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.1491 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Japan 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1491 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.11 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1963 | 0.084 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0586 kg per person | -30.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0438 kg per person | -25.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0306 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0235 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0171 kg per person | -27.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 kg per person | -24.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 kg per person | -66.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.003 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 kg per person | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.002 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 kg per person | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.005 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.003 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.002 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per person | +3.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0999 kg per person, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0588 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.1491 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.005 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Japan was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1491 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Japan rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — 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.