Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Japan

Japan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0218 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
93rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0294 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.021 units per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

00.010.020.031990200420191990: 0.029 units per square kilometre1991: 0.029 units per square kilometre1992: 0.029 units per square kilometre1993: 0.029 units per square kilometre1994: 0.028 units per square kilometre1995: 0.027 units per square kilometre1996: 0.027 units per square kilometre1997: 0.026 units per square kilometre1998: 0.026 units per square kilometre1999: 0.025 units per square kilometre2000: 0.026 units per square kilometre2001: 0.026 units per square kilometre2002: 0.026 units per square kilometre2003: 0.026 units per square kilometre2004: 0.026 units per square kilometre2005: 0.026 units per square kilometre2006: 0.025 units per square kilometre2007: 0.025 units per square kilometre2008: 0.024 units per square kilometre2009: 0.024 units per square kilometre2010: 0.024 units per square kilometre2011: 0.022 units per square kilometre2012: 0.021 units per square kilometre2013: 0.022 units per square kilometre2014: 0.022 units per square kilometre2015: 0.021 units per square kilometre2016: 0.022 units per square kilometre2017: 0.022 units per square kilometre2018: 0.022 units per square kilometre2019: 0.022 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) - emissions on in Japan is 0.0218 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Japan peaked at 0.0294 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per square kilometre, in 2012.

That places Japan 93rd 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) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0294 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0288 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1992 0.0289 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1993 0.0288 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1994 0.0285 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1995 0.0273 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1996 0.0269 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1997 0.0264 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1998 0.0257 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.0255 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0257 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 0.0256 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.0261 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2003 0.0261 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2004 0.0265 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2005 0.026 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2006 0.0254 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2007 0.0252 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2008 0.0238 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2009 0.0239 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2010 0.0237 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2011 0.0221 units per square kilometre -6.6%
2012 0.021 units per square kilometre -5.1%
2013 0.0216 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2014 0.0218 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2015 0.0215 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2016 0.0219 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2017 0.0218 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 0.0218 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 0.0218 units per square kilometre +0.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0218 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0223 units per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0218 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0177 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0276 units per square kilometre 0.0255 units per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0219 units per square kilometre 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.0237 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 90 Sri Lanka 0.0224 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 91 Micronesia (country) 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 92 Paraguay 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 94 Portugal 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 95 Kuwait 0.0213 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 96 Grenada 0.0212 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Japan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Japan was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0294 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per square kilometre in 2012.
How does Japan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on?
Japan ranks 93rd out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land 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) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land 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.