Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Japan
Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0246 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Japan, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Japan is 0.0246 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Japan peaked at 0.0526 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0246 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Japan ranks 15th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0246 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 34.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0246 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 12 Indonesia 0.0337 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 0.0312 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nepal 0.0305 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 North Korea 0.0193 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Nigeria 0.0178 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Japan?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Japan was 0.0246 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0526 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0246 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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) - Rice Cultivation ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 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.