Fertiliser use in Japan
Farmers in Japan used 111.0 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Japan, 2024
111.0
Change from 2023
+0.5%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
88th of 190
Fertiliser use in Japan over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111.0 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 110.4 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 115.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 130.3 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 216.0 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 226.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 236.0 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 243.2 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 236.0 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 225.3 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 253.2 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 244.6 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 252.8 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 249.8 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 255.1 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 208.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 235.9 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 327.1 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 294.4 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 296.8 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 295.1 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 301.9 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 292.9 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 304.7 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 324.6 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 110.4 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 253.2 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −56.2%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 88th highest value.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Cereal yield
6,248 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
12.6%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$8.27e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
13.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
10.06e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
39.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT