How much does gardening fertilizer cost in Japan?

¥694 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest gardening fertilizer?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hiroshima was cheapest at ¥558 and Naha the most expensive at ¥965.

How much have gardening fertilizer prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, 0.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have gardening fertilizer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+0.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 101.5.

When were gardening fertilizer prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 103.8 in January 2010. The latest reading is -2.2% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

Culture & recreation · code 9189

Gardening fertilizer price in Japan

園芸用肥料

Average retail price

¥694per unit+0.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 家庭園芸専用，液体，原液，ポリ容器入り（８００ｍＬ入り），「ハイポネックス原液」又は「花工場原液」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥558 Hiroshima
Priciest surveyed city: ¥965 Naha

Price in your city:

¥679per unit-2.2% vs national average#24 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Hiroshima	¥558
2	Tottori	¥564
3	Kagoshima	¥565
4	Oita	¥598
5	Miyazaki	¥598
6	Saga	¥599
7	Fukuoka	¥601
8	Niigata	¥610
9	Matsue	¥618
10	Chiba	¥622
11	Nagasaki	¥631
12	Utsunomiya	¥637
13	Maebashi	¥646
14	Yamaguchi	¥654
15	Okayama	¥655
16	Nara	¥656
17	Fukushima	¥657
18	Saitama	¥657
19	Wakayama	¥657
20	Osaka	¥661
21	Takamatsu	¥662
22	Akita	¥674
23	Gifu	¥674
24	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥679
25	Kobe	¥682
26	Nagano	¥689
27	Yamagata	¥693
28	Shizuoka	¥693
29	Kochi	¥694
30	Yokohama	¥709
31	Tsu	¥710
32	Mito	¥711
33	Kumamoto	¥711
34	Aomori	¥730
35	Morioka	¥730
36	Otsu	¥731
37	Sapporo	¥762
38	Kofu	¥767
39	Matsuyama	¥767
40	Sendai	¥781
41	Kanazawa	¥804
42	Fukui	¥804
43	Nagoya	¥808
44	Toyama	¥827
45	Kyoto	¥856
46	Tokushima	¥881
47	Naha	¥965

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

Gardening fertilizer costs ¥694 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 0.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for gardening fertilizer reads 101.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, flat year on year and up 0.6% over five years.

Gardening fertilizer sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 201 monthly observations from January 2010 to September 2026. The series peaked at 103.8 in January 2010 and bottomed at 93.8 in April 2018; the latest reading is -2.2% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +1.1%.

Latest CPI

101.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

0.0%

5y change %

+0.6%

Change since 2010-01

-2.2%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Gardening fertilizer in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	101.0	+1.6%	12
2016	99.7	-1.3%	12
2017	98.5	-1.2%	12
2018	97.6	-0.9%	12
2019	99.3	+1.7%	12
2020	100.0	+0.7%	12
2021	99.7	-0.3%	12
2022	100.3	+0.6%	12
2023	100.4	+0.1%	12
2024	100.5	+0.1%	12
2025	101.8	+1.3%	12
2026	100.4	-1.4%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥694
2026-08	¥693
2026-07	¥655
2026-06	¥658
2026-05	¥695
2026-04	¥687
2026-03	¥693
2026-02	¥694
2026-01	¥696
2025-12	¥693
2025-11	¥693
2025-10	¥694
2025-09	¥693

Frequently asked questions

How much does gardening fertilizer cost in Japan?: ¥694 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest gardening fertilizer?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Hiroshima was cheapest at ¥558 and Naha the most expensive at ¥965.
How much have gardening fertilizer prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, 0.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have gardening fertilizer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +0.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 101.5.
When were gardening fertilizer prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 103.8 in January 2010. The latest reading is -2.2% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).