Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Japan
Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 374.70 million kg in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Japan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Japan stood at 374.70 million kg.
That represents a change of down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Japan peaked at 611.67 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 349.97 million kg, in 2009.
Japan ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 611.67 million kg | — |
| 1991 | 573.93 million kg | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 571.75 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 599.29 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 580.00 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 527.27 million kg | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 511.45 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 490.78 million kg | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 475.75 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 479.28 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 487.18 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 472.75 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 473.21 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 493.57 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 474.59 million kg | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 470.97 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 453.54 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 478.82 million kg | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 359.90 million kg | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 349.97 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 409.40 million kg | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 387.02 million kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 396.60 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 409.73 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 394.44 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 372.16 million kg | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 374.70 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 374.70 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 374.70 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 374.70 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 374.70 million kg | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 542.12 million kg | 475.75 million kg | 611.67 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 451.45 million kg | 349.97 million kg | 493.57 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.82 million kg | 372.16 million kg | 409.73 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 374.70 million kg | 374.70 million kg | 374.70 million kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for Japan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Japan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Japan was 374.70 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 611.67 million kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 349.97 million kg in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).