Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Japan

Fertilizer use in Japan in 2023 — 202.8 kg/ha. Ranked 34 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 27.5%.

2023 202.8 kg/ha +0.54% vs 2022
World rank 34of 191
Period maximum 480.1 kg/ha1979
Period minimum 201.7 kg/ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Japan, 1961–202320030040050019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 279.9 kg/ha1963: 322.6 kg/ha1965: 338 kg/ha1967: 391.4 kg/ha1969: 408.8 kg/ha1971: 373.7 kg/ha1973: 447.7 kg/ha1975: 364.3 kg/ha1977: 432.5 kg/ha1979: 480.1 kg/ha1981: 386.5 kg/ha1983: 433.3 kg/ha1985: 419 kg/ha1987: 423.1 kg/ha1989: 404.4 kg/ha1991: 369.6 kg/ha1993: 387.9 kg/ha1995: 354.4 kg/ha1997: 330.4 kg/ha1999: 319.5 kg/ha2001: 304.7 kg/ha2003: 301.9 kg/ha2005: 296.8 kg/ha2007: 327.1 kg/ha2009: 208.5 kg/ha2011: 249.8 kg/ha2013: 244.6 kg/ha2015: 225.3 kg/ha2017: 243.2 kg/ha2019: 226.5 kg/ha2021: 209.8 kg/ha2023: 202.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: −77 (−27.53%) Average annual rate: -0.52 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 202.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
Eastern Asia computed 375 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 202.8 +1.1 +0.54%
2022 201.7 −8.1 −3.85%
2021 209.8 −6.2 −2.87%
2020 216 −10.5 −4.63%
2019 226.5 −9.5 −4.02%
2018 236 −7.2 −2.98%
2017 243.2 +7.2 +3.06%
2016 236 +10.7 +4.74%
2015 225.3 −27.9 −11.01%
2014 253.2 +8.6 +3.5%
2013 244.6 −8.2 −3.24%
2012 252.8 +3 +1.19%
2011 249.8 −5.3 −2.06%
2010 255.1 +46.6 +22.35%
2009 208.5 −27.4 −11.6%
2008 235.9 −91.3 −27.9%
2007 327.1 +32.8 +11.13%
2006 294.4 −2.4 −0.81%
2005 296.8 +1.7 +0.57%
2004 295.1 −6.8 −2.24%
2003 301.9 +9 +3.07%
2002 292.9 −11.8 −3.88%
2001 304.7 −19.9 −6.14%
2000 324.6 +5.1 +1.6%
1999 319.5 +6.7 +2.14%
1998 312.8 −17.6 −5.33%
1997 330.4 −9.2 −2.71%
1996 339.6 −14.8 −4.18%
1995 354.4 −24 −6.34%
1994 378.4 −9.4 −2.43%
1993 387.9 +9.4 +2.49%
1992 378.4 +8.8 +2.39%
1991 369.6 −15.9 −4.12%
1990 385.5 −18.9 −4.68%
1989 404.4 +0.1 +0.03%
1988 404.3 −18.8 −4.44%
1987 423.1 −2.8 −0.66%
1986 425.9 +6.8 +1.62%
1985 419 −14.8 −3.4%
1984 433.8 +0.5 +0.12%
1983 433.3 +24.3 +5.94%
1982 409 +22.5 +5.81%
1981 386.5 +14 +3.75%
1980 372.6 −107.5 −22.4%
1979 480.1 +26.7 +5.88%
1978 453.5 +21 +4.84%
1977 432.5 +8.6 +2.03%
1976 423.9 +59.6 +16.37%
1975 364.3 −47.7 −11.57%
1974 411.9 −35.7 −7.98%
1973 447.7 +39.9 +9.78%
1972 407.8 +34.2 +9.14%
1971 373.7 −2.5 −0.67%
1970 376.2 −32.6 −7.98%
1969 408.8 +4.6 +1.13%
1968 404.2 +12.8 +3.27%
1967 391.4 +28.7 +7.91%
1966 362.7 +24.7 +7.32%
1965 338 +19.1 +5.99%
1964 318.9 −3.7 −1.15%
1963 322.6 +28.2 +9.56%
1962 294.5 +14.6 +5.21%
1961 279.9

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.