Fertilizer use per capita in Japan
Japan: Fertilizer use per capita was 1.69 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, fertilizer use per capita in Japan stood at 1.69 Kilograms per capita.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Japan peaked at 6.43 Kilograms per capita in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.66 Kilograms per capita, in 2020.
Japan ranks 79th of 204 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.99 Kilograms per capita | 5.11 Kilograms per capita | 6.43 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.67 Kilograms per capita | 4.63 Kilograms per capita | 6.26 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 Kilograms per capita | 4.33 Kilograms per capita | 5.27 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 Kilograms per capita | 3.01 Kilograms per capita | 4.34 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 Kilograms per capita | 1.84 Kilograms per capita | 3.38 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 Kilograms per capita | 1.91 Kilograms per capita | 2.53 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 Kilograms per capita | 1.66 Kilograms per capita | 1.69 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 76 New Caledonia 1.82 Kilograms per capita compare
- 77 Czechia 1.8 Kilograms per capita compare
- 78 South Korea 1.79 Kilograms per capita compare
- 79 Cameroon 1.69 Kilograms per capita compare
- 81 Turkey 1.67 Kilograms per capita compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 1.66 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Japan?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Japan was 1.69 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 Kilograms per capita in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 Kilograms per capita in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Japan ranks 79th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.