Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Japan

Japan: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 10.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.09 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
38th
of 137 countries
All-time high
23.6 kg per square kilometre
in 1964
All-time low
10.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Japan is 10.09 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 23.6 kg per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 10.09 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.

Japan ranks 38th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 23.24 kg per square kilometre
1962 22.67 kg per square kilometre -2.5%
1963 21.48 kg per square kilometre -5.2%
1964 23.6 kg per square kilometre +9.9%
1965 23.5 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
1966 20.64 kg per square kilometre -12.2%
1967 20.65 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1968 22.07 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
1969 20.13 kg per square kilometre -8.8%
1970 19.16 kg per square kilometre -4.8%
1971 18.04 kg per square kilometre -5.8%
1972 18.55 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
1973 17.94 kg per square kilometre -3.3%
1974 16.12 kg per square kilometre -10.1%
1975 17.05 kg per square kilometre +5.8%
1976 18.27 kg per square kilometre +7.2%
1977 17.31 kg per square kilometre -5.3%
1978 16.56 kg per square kilometre -4.3%
1979 16.56 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 16.57 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
1981 15.8 kg per square kilometre -4.7%
1982 17.77 kg per square kilometre +12.5%
1983 17.23 kg per square kilometre -3.0%
1984 17.88 kg per square kilometre +3.7%
1985 17.9 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
1986 18.84 kg per square kilometre +5.3%
1987 18.37 kg per square kilometre -2.5%
1988 17.67 kg per square kilometre -3.8%
1989 16.9 kg per square kilometre -4.3%
1990 16.57 kg per square kilometre -2.0%
1991 16.5 kg per square kilometre -0.5%
1992 16.15 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
1993 15.86 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1994 15.64 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
1995 15.37 kg per square kilometre -1.8%
1996 14.54 kg per square kilometre -5.4%
1997 15.8 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
1998 14.32 kg per square kilometre -9.3%
1999 13.89 kg per square kilometre -3.0%
2000 13.53 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
2001 13.61 kg per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 13.87 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
2003 13.28 kg per square kilometre -4.2%
2004 13.06 kg per square kilometre -1.7%
2005 12.67 kg per square kilometre -3.0%
2006 12.34 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
2007 12.87 kg per square kilometre +4.3%
2008 12.54 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
2009 11.65 kg per square kilometre -7.1%
2010 11.14 kg per square kilometre -4.3%
2011 11.33 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 11.65 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
2013 11.31 kg per square kilometre -2.9%
2014 11.36 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 10.86 kg per square kilometre -4.4%
2016 10.58 kg per square kilometre -2.5%
2017 11.13 kg per square kilometre +5.1%
2018 10.71 kg per square kilometre -3.7%
2019 10.97 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
2020 10.29 kg per square kilometre -6.2%
2021 10.15 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
2022 10.48 kg per square kilometre +3.2%
2023 10.09 kg per square kilometre -3.7%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 10.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.15 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 10.09 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5086 kg per square kilometre, 19.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22 kg per square kilometre 20.13 kg per square kilometre 23.6 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 17.56 kg per square kilometre 16.12 kg per square kilometre 19.16 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 17.49 kg per square kilometre 15.8 kg per square kilometre 18.84 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 15.46 kg per square kilometre 13.89 kg per square kilometre 16.57 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 12.94 kg per square kilometre 11.65 kg per square kilometre 13.87 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 11.1 kg per square kilometre 10.58 kg per square kilometre 11.65 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 10.25 kg per square kilometre 10.09 kg per square kilometre 10.48 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 35 Romania 12.53 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 36 Egypt 11.99 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 37 Guatemala 11.56 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 39 Luxembourg 9.65 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 40 Lesotho 9.53 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 41 Peru 9.51 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Japan?
Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Japan was 10.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 23.6 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Japan rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 38th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
139 places, 7,476 data points, 1961–2023
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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.