Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Japan
Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2711 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 0.2711 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 0.7768 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2698 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 | 0.6734 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6948 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7167 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6893 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7049 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7543 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7768 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7674 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7237 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6656 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6396 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6838 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7554 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6271 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5853 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6225 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6288 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6292 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6705 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5257 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5465 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5765 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5876 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5806 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5627 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5705 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5481 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5221 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5208 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4956 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4647 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4597 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4807 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4637 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4204 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4069 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3928 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3766 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3787 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3843 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3807 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3713 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3865 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3715 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3686 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3547 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3741 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.281 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2733 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3197 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3028 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3107 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.288 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.311 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2824 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2992 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3036 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2913 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2822 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2811 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2777 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2698 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2711 kg per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2711 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 28% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.2711 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7224 kg per person | 0.6734 kg per person | 0.7768 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6508 kg per person | 0.5853 kg per person | 0.7554 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5541 kg per person | 0.5208 kg per person | 0.5876 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.434 kg per person | 0.3766 kg per person | 0.4956 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3546 kg per person | 0.2733 kg per person | 0.3865 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2991 kg per person | 0.2822 kg per person | 0.3197 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2749 kg per person | 0.2698 kg per person | 0.2811 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 0.2711 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 0.7768 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 0.2698 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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)
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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.