Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan
Japan: Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2393 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan stood at 0.2393 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.3208 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0985 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Japan 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0985 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.147 kg per person | +49.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1182 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1239 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1408 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.18 kg per person | +27.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2046 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1881 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.183 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2119 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2232 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2223 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2293 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2422 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2292 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2201 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2376 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2542 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2725 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2848 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2846 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.282 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2865 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2888 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2951 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.303 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3095 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3183 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3208 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3184 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3043 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2933 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2874 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2823 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2718 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2619 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2593 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2607 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2596 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2572 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2561 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.251 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2534 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2533 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.25 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2504 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2537 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2532 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2572 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2546 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2543 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2538 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2529 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2493 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.246 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2439 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2449 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2411 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2406 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2434 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.246 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.238 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2393 kg per person | +0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2393 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 kg per person, 22% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.2393 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4794 kg per person, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +49.2% | 0.0985 kg per person | 0.147 kg per person |
| 1966 | +27.9% | 0.1408 kg per person | 0.18 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1538 kg per person | 0.0985 kg per person | 0.2046 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2343 kg per person | 0.2119 kg per person | 0.2725 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 kg per person | 0.282 kg per person | 0.3208 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2799 kg per person | 0.2593 kg per person | 0.3184 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2535 kg per person | 0.25 kg per person | 0.2572 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2481 kg per person | 0.2406 kg per person | 0.2546 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2417 kg per person | 0.238 kg per person | 0.246 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan?
- Swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Japan was 0.2393 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3208 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0985 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Japan ranks 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure applied to soils (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.
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine — Manure applied to soils (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.