Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan
Japan: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0008 units per person for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1996.
Japan ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 units per person, 82% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0008 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More science & technology data for Japan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 608.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 96,543 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in Japan was 0.0008 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- Japan ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.