Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan
Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.8134 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan is 0.8134 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan peaked at 2.33 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.8094 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Japan 97th out of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.08 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.15 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.07 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 2.11 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 2.26 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 2.33 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.3 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.17 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 2 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 1.92 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 2.05 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 2.27 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.88 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 1.76 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.87 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.89 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.01 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.58 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 1.64 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.73 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.76 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.69 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.71 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.64 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.57 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.56 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.49 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.39 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.38 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.39 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.26 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8431 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8199 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.959 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9083 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9322 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8639 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9329 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8473 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8976 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9108 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8739 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8467 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8433 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8331 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8094 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8134 kg per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.8134 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 28% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.8134 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.8199 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8973 kg per person | 0.8467 kg per person | 0.959 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8248 kg per person | 0.8094 kg per person | 0.8433 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan was 0.8134 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Japan ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.