Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in Japan

Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0444 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0444 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0704 units per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
0.0444 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in Japan, 1961–2019

00.020.040.060.08196119902019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Japan is 0.0444 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Japan peaked at 0.0704 units per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 units per square kilometre, in 2019.

That places Japan 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0688 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0694 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1963 0.0694 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1964 0.0691 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1965 0.0682 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1966 0.0674 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1967 0.0679 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1968 0.069 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1969 0.0704 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1970 0.0657 units per square kilometre -6.7%
1971 0.0623 units per square kilometre -5.1%
1972 0.0612 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1973 0.0609 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1974 0.0628 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1975 0.0634 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1976 0.0639 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1977 0.0644 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1978 0.0619 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1979 0.062 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 0.0605 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1981 0.0595 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1982 0.0596 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1983 0.0603 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1984 0.0617 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1985 0.0623 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1986 0.0619 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1987 0.0592 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1988 0.0586 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1989 0.0585 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1990 0.0584 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1991 0.0583 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1992 0.0595 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1993 0.0602 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1994 0.0611 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1995 0.0591 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1996 0.0564 units per square kilometre -4.6%
1997 0.0557 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1998 0.053 units per square kilometre -4.7%
1999 0.0526 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0519 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2001 0.0506 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2002 0.0504 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0.0498 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0502 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 0.0498 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2006 0.0495 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2007 0.0493 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2008 0.0486 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2009 0.0485 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2010 0.0485 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 0.0472 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2012 0.047 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0468 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 0.0461 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2015 0.0454 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2016 0.0449 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0446 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2018 0.0446 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2019 0.0444 units per square kilometre -0.4%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0444 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0211 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0444 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0318 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0688 units per square kilometre 0.0674 units per square kilometre 0.0704 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0628 units per square kilometre 0.0609 units per square kilometre 0.0657 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0602 units per square kilometre 0.0585 units per square kilometre 0.0623 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0574 units per square kilometre 0.0526 units per square kilometre 0.0611 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0499 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0519 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0459 units per square kilometre 0.0444 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 Colombia 0.0461 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 64 Tanzania 0.0458 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 65 Brazil 0.0449 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 67 Chad 0.0429 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 68 Czechia 0.0424 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 69 Serbia 0.042 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Japan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in Japan was 0.0444 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0704 units per square kilometre in 1969.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Japan ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.