Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Japan

Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per was 0.1209 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1209 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
56th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2299 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1203 units per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Japan, 1990–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251990200420191990: 0.23 units per square kilometre1991: 0.222 units per square kilometre1992: 0.214 units per square kilometre1993: 0.204 units per square kilometre1994: 0.202 units per square kilometre1995: 0.2 units per square kilometre1996: 0.198 units per square kilometre1997: 0.188 units per square kilometre1998: 0.177 units per square kilometre1999: 0.169 units per square kilometre2000: 0.165 units per square kilometre2001: 0.159 units per square kilometre2002: 0.156 units per square kilometre2003: 0.154 units per square kilometre2004: 0.153 units per square kilometre2005: 0.15 units per square kilometre2006: 0.145 units per square kilometre2007: 0.143 units per square kilometre2008: 0.133 units per square kilometre2009: 0.138 units per square kilometre2010: 0.134 units per square kilometre2011: 0.128 units per square kilometre2012: 0.125 units per square kilometre2013: 0.122 units per square kilometre2014: 0.12 units per square kilometre2015: 0.122 units per square kilometre2016: 0.124 units per square kilometre2017: 0.121 units per square kilometre2018: 0.121 units per square kilometre2019: 0.121 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Japan is 0.1209 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Japan peaked at 0.2299 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1203 units per square kilometre, in 2014.

That places Japan 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.2299 units per square kilometre
1991 0.2222 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1992 0.2141 units per square kilometre -3.6%
1993 0.2045 units per square kilometre -4.5%
1994 0.2022 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1995 0.2 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1996 0.1984 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1997 0.1881 units per square kilometre -5.2%
1998 0.1766 units per square kilometre -6.1%
1999 0.1693 units per square kilometre -4.1%
2000 0.1654 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2001 0.1593 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2002 0.1558 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2003 0.1536 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2004 0.1529 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2005 0.1501 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2006 0.1445 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2007 0.1433 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2008 0.1333 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2009 0.1384 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2010 0.1341 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2011 0.1279 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2012 0.125 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2013 0.1219 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2014 0.1203 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2015 0.1222 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2016 0.1239 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.121 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2018 0.1206 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.1209 units per square kilometre +0.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.1209 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.083 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (80 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.1209 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0891 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2005 units per square kilometre 0.1693 units per square kilometre 0.2299 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1497 units per square kilometre 0.1333 units per square kilometre 0.1654 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1238 units per square kilometre 0.1203 units per square kilometre 0.1341 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 53 El Salvador 0.1278 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Israel 0.1271 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 Albania 0.1242 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Sri Lanka 0.12 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 Tonga 0.1191 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Grenada 0.115 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Japan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Japan was 0.1209 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2299 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1203 units per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per?
Japan ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions 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.