Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Japan

Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0184 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
103rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0241 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0175 units per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Japan, 1990–2019

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251990200420191990: 0.024 units per square kilometre1991: 0.023 units per square kilometre1992: 0.024 units per square kilometre1993: 0.024 units per square kilometre1994: 0.024 units per square kilometre1995: 0.023 units per square kilometre1996: 0.022 units per square kilometre1997: 0.022 units per square kilometre1998: 0.021 units per square kilometre1999: 0.021 units per square kilometre2000: 0.021 units per square kilometre2001: 0.021 units per square kilometre2002: 0.022 units per square kilometre2003: 0.022 units per square kilometre2004: 0.022 units per square kilometre2005: 0.021 units per square kilometre2006: 0.021 units per square kilometre2007: 0.021 units per square kilometre2008: 0.02 units per square kilometre2009: 0.02 units per square kilometre2010: 0.02 units per square kilometre2011: 0.019 units per square kilometre2012: 0.017 units per square kilometre2013: 0.018 units per square kilometre2014: 0.019 units per square kilometre2015: 0.018 units per square kilometre2016: 0.018 units per square kilometre2017: 0.018 units per square kilometre2018: 0.018 units per square kilometre2019: 0.018 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Japan is 0.0184 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Japan peaked at 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 units per square kilometre, in 2012.

Japan ranks 103rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0241 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0234 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1992 0.0237 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1993 0.0237 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1994 0.0238 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.0226 units per square kilometre -5.2%
1996 0.022 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1997 0.0216 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1998 0.0211 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.021 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2000 0.0211 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.0209 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2002 0.0215 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 0.0215 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2004 0.0218 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2005 0.0215 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2006 0.0211 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2007 0.021 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2008 0.0203 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2009 0.0197 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2010 0.0198 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2011 0.0185 units per square kilometre -6.4%
2012 0.0175 units per square kilometre -5.8%
2013 0.0183 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2014 0.0187 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2015 0.018 units per square kilometre -4.0%
2016 0.0182 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 0.0183 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2018 0.0184 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2019 0.0184 units per square kilometre -0.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0184 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 units per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0184 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0227 units per square kilometre 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.0241 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0184 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0198 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 100 Saint Lucia 0.0188 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 101 Samoa 0.0188 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 102 Brazil 0.0186 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 104 Chad 0.0183 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 105 Mexico 0.0179 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 106 Angola 0.0178 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Japan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Japan was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2012.
How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per?
Japan ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.