Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Japan

Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was -0.0252 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
-0.0252 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
194th
of 209 countries
All-time high
-0.0249 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
-0.2008 units per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Japan, 1990–2019

-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-01990200420191990: -0.125 units per square kilometre1991: -0.126 units per square kilometre1992: -0.124 units per square kilometre1993: -0.124 units per square kilometre1994: -0.123 units per square kilometre1995: -0.126 units per square kilometre1996: -0.129 units per square kilometre1997: -0.13 units per square kilometre1998: -0.134 units per square kilometre1999: -0.134 units per square kilometre2000: -0.135 units per square kilometre2001: -0.196 units per square kilometre2002: -0.195 units per square kilometre2003: -0.196 units per square kilometre2004: -0.195 units per square kilometre2005: -0.196 units per square kilometre2006: -0.197 units per square kilometre2007: -0.198 units per square kilometre2008: -0.2 units per square kilometre2009: -0.201 units per square kilometre2010: -0.201 units per square kilometre2011: -0.07 units per square kilometre2012: -0.072 units per square kilometre2013: -0.071 units per square kilometre2014: -0.072 units per square kilometre2015: -0.073 units per square kilometre2016: -0.025 units per square kilometre2017: -0.025 units per square kilometre2018: -0.025 units per square kilometre2019: -0.025 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Japan recorded -0.0252 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 87.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Japan peaked at -0.0249 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.2008 units per square kilometre, in 2010.

Japan ranks 194th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 -0.125 units per square kilometre
1991 -0.1258 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1992 -0.1243 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1993 -0.1236 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1994 -0.1228 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1995 -0.1259 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1996 -0.1293 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1997 -0.1305 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 -0.1337 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1999 -0.1342 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2000 -0.1348 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2001 -0.1959 units per square kilometre +45.3%
2002 -0.1955 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2003 -0.1961 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2004 -0.1955 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2005 -0.1964 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2006 -0.1972 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2007 -0.198 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2008 -0.1996 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2009 -0.2007 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 -0.2008 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 -0.07 units per square kilometre -65.1%
2012 -0.0716 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2013 -0.071 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2014 -0.0715 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2015 -0.0732 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2016 -0.0249 units per square kilometre -65.9%
2017 -0.025 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 -0.025 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 -0.0252 units per square kilometre +0.8%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's -0.0252 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre. (82 countries reporting)
  • Japan's -0.0252 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0855 units per square kilometre. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +65.9% -0.0732 units per square kilometre -0.0249 units per square kilometre
2011 +65.1% -0.2008 units per square kilometre -0.07 units per square kilometre
2001 -45.3% -0.1348 units per square kilometre -0.1959 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.1275 units per square kilometre -0.1342 units per square kilometre -0.1228 units per square kilometre 10
2000s -0.191 units per square kilometre -0.2007 units per square kilometre -0.1348 units per square kilometre 10
2010s -0.0658 units per square kilometre -0.2008 units per square kilometre -0.0249 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 191 Cayman Islands -0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 192 Bhutan -0.0205 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 193 Sweden -0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 195 Russia -0.0278 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 196 Croatia -0.0312 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 197 Romania -0.032 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Japan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Japan was -0.0252 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was -0.0249 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2008 units per square kilometre in 2010.
How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Japan ranks 194th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.4%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.