Absolute change co2 in Japan
Japan: Absolute change co2 was -25.04 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-25.04 million
Change on year
up 41.4%
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
133.56 million
in 1990
All-time low
-70.29 million
in 2008
Years of data
156
1869–2024
Absolute change co2 in Japan, 1869–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, absolute change co2 in Japan stood at -25.04 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, absolute change co2 in Japan peaked at 133.56 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, -70.29 million, in 2008.
Japan ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Absolute change co2 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 7,328 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1871 | 7,328 | — |
| 1872 | 7,328 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 7,328 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 545,936 | +7350.0% |
| 1875 | 853,712 | +56.4% |
| 1876 | -36,640 | -104.3% |
| 1877 | -113,584 | +210.0% |
| 1878 | 567,920 | -600.0% |
| 1879 | 458,000 | -19.4% |
| 1880 | 32,976 | -92.8% |
| 1881 | 65,952 | +100.0% |
| 1882 | 98,928 | +50.0% |
| 1883 | 197,856 | +100.0% |
| 1884 | 245,488 | +24.1% |
| 1885 | 392,048 | +59.7% |
| 1886 | 256,480 | -34.6% |
| 1887 | 868,368 | +238.6% |
| 1888 | 696,160 | -19.8% |
| 1889 | 1.08 million | +55.8% |
| 1890 | 501,968 | -53.7% |
| 1891 | 1.37 million | +172.3% |
| 1892 | -47,632 | -103.5% |
| 1893 | 498,304 | -1146.1% |
| 1894 | 2.45 million | +391.9% |
| 1895 | 1.20 million | -51.0% |
| 1896 | 688,832 | -42.7% |
| 1897 | 626,544 | -9.0% |
| 1898 | 3.70 million | +491.2% |
| 1899 | 25,648 | -99.3% |
| 1900 | 2.14 million | +8242.9% |
| 1901 | 3.86 million | +80.5% |
| 1902 | 1.67 million | -56.7% |
| 1903 | 842,720 | -49.6% |
| 1904 | 3.26 million | +287.4% |
| 1905 | 879,360 | -73.1% |
| 1906 | 2.92 million | +232.5% |
| 1907 | 2.22 million | -24.2% |
| 1908 | 2.56 million | +15.5% |
| 1909 | 622,880 | -75.7% |
| 1910 | 1.13 million | +81.2% |
| 1911 | 4.83 million | +327.6% |
| 1912 | 5.07 million | +5.1% |
| 1913 | 5.03 million | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 3.70 million | -26.5% |
| 1915 | -5.17 million | -239.8% |
| 1916 | 5.76 million | -211.3% |
| 1917 | 8.89 million | +54.4% |
| 1918 | 4.06 million | -54.3% |
| 1919 | 7.65 million | +88.4% |
| 1920 | -4.91 million | -164.2% |
| 1921 | -7.47 million | +52.1% |
| 1922 | 4.62 million | -161.8% |
| 1923 | 4.48 million | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 3.44 million | -23.2% |
| 1925 | 2.66 million | -22.6% |
| 1926 | 593,568 | -77.7% |
| 1927 | 6.88 million | +1058.6% |
| 1928 | 2.91 million | -57.7% |
| 1929 | 2.49 million | -14.4% |
| 1930 | -8.71 million | -450.0% |
| 1931 | -8.26 million | -5.2% |
| 1932 | 76,488 | -100.9% |
| 1933 | 13.36 million | +17369.4% |
| 1934 | 9.86 million | -26.2% |
| 1935 | 5.18 million | -47.5% |
| 1936 | 10.47 million | +102.1% |
| 1937 | 8.58 million | -18.0% |
| 1938 | 6.30 million | -26.5% |
| 1939 | -3.99 million | -163.3% |
| 1940 | 25.50 million | -739.3% |
| 1941 | 1.36 million | -94.7% |
| 1942 | -6.81 million | -600.8% |
| 1943 | 2.85 million | -141.8% |
| 1944 | -11.90 million | -518.4% |
| 1945 | -62.10 million | +421.6% |
| 1946 | -23.93 million | -61.5% |
| 1947 | 17.33 million | -172.4% |
| 1948 | 18.05 million | +4.2% |
| 1949 | 10.34 million | -42.7% |
| 1950 | 4.12 million | -60.1% |
| 1951 | 20.84 million | +405.7% |
| 1952 | 6.98 million | -66.5% |
| 1953 | 15.51 million | +122.1% |
| 1954 | -3.21 million | -120.7% |
| 1955 | -655,280 | -79.6% |
| 1956 | 18.79 million | -2968.1% |
| 1957 | 27.48 million | +46.2% |
| 1958 | -6.86 million | -125.0% |
| 1959 | 11.50 million | -267.7% |
| 1960 | 39.91 million | +247.0% |
| 1961 | 50.30 million | +26.0% |
| 1962 | 10.15 million | -79.8% |
| 1963 | 31.99 million | +215.3% |
| 1964 | 34.08 million | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 27.62 million | -19.0% |
| 1966 | 32.81 million | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 70.14 million | +113.8% |
| 1968 | 72.65 million | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 91.28 million | +25.6% |
| 1970 | 115.89 million | +27.0% |
| 1971 | 29.90 million | -74.2% |
| 1972 | 61.41 million | +105.4% |
| 1973 | 53.21 million | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 40,320 | -99.9% |
| 1975 | -44.49 million | -110445.5% |
| 1976 | 39.76 million | -189.4% |
| 1977 | 25.98 million | -34.7% |
| 1978 | -30.47 million | -217.3% |
| 1979 | 52.06 million | -270.9% |
| 1980 | -8.60 million | -116.5% |
| 1981 | -18.17 million | +111.4% |
| 1982 | -29.65 million | +63.2% |
| 1983 | -16.30 million | -45.0% |
| 1984 | 56.12 million | -444.3% |
| 1985 | -25.27 million | -145.0% |
| 1986 | -1.23 million | -95.1% |
| 1987 | -11.84 million | +864.9% |
| 1988 | 82.49 million | -796.6% |
| 1989 | 36.60 million | -55.6% |
| 1990 | 133.56 million | +264.9% |
| 1991 | 11.70 million | -91.2% |
| 1992 | 8.90 million | -23.9% |
| 1993 | -6.13 million | -168.8% |
| 1994 | 53.83 million | -978.7% |
| 1995 | 12.71 million | -76.4% |
| 1996 | 12.82 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | -7.71 million | -160.2% |
| 1998 | -39.65 million | +414.2% |
| 1999 | 36.79 million | -192.8% |
| 2000 | 22.08 million | -40.0% |
| 2001 | -14.27 million | -164.6% |
| 2002 | 29.49 million | -306.7% |
| 2003 | 8.42 million | -71.4% |
| 2004 | -4.72 million | -156.1% |
| 2005 | 7.29 million | -254.4% |
| 2006 | -22.97 million | -415.1% |
| 2007 | 35.53 million | -254.7% |
| 2008 | -70.29 million | -297.8% |
| 2009 | -68.43 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 50.84 million | -174.3% |
| 2011 | 50.09 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 40.93 million | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 9.76 million | -76.1% |
| 2014 | -51.60 million | -628.6% |
| 2015 | -40.29 million | -21.9% |
| 2016 | -20.05 million | -50.2% |
| 2017 | -15.54 million | -22.5% |
| 2018 | -45.84 million | +195.0% |
| 2019 | -36.49 million | -20.4% |
| 2020 | -64.78 million | +77.5% |
| 2021 | 21.22 million | -132.8% |
| 2022 | -28.86 million | -236.0% |
| 2023 | -42.73 million | +48.1% |
| 2024 | -25.04 million | -41.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -25.04 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 13,739. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's -25.04 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35,881. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Absolute change co2 in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -110445.5% | 40,320 | -44.49 million |
| 1933 | +17369.4% | 76,488 | 13.36 million |
| 1900 | +8242.9% | 25,648 | 2.14 million |
| 1874 | +7350.0% | 7,328 | 545,936 |
| 1956 | +2968.1% | -655,280 | 18.79 million |
| 1893 | +1146.1% | -47,632 | 498,304 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 7,328 | 7,328 | 7,328 | 1 |
| 1870s | 229,733 | -113,584 | 853,712 | 10 |
| 1880s | 393,880 | 32,976 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.10 million | -47,632 | 3.70 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.10 million | 622,880 | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.09 million | -5.17 million | 8.89 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.57 million | -7.47 million | 6.88 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.29 million | -8.71 million | 13.36 million | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.93 million | -62.10 million | 25.50 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.45 million | -6.86 million | 27.48 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.09 million | 10.15 million | 91.28 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.33 million | -44.49 million | 115.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 million | -29.65 million | 82.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.68 million | -39.65 million | 133.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.79 million | -70.29 million | 35.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.82 million | -51.60 million | 50.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.04 million | -64.78 million | 21.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 212 United States -14.29 million compare
- 213 Turkmenistan -14.42 million compare
- 214 Germany -21.45 million compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is absolute change co2 in Japan?
- Absolute change co2 in Japan was -25.04 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest absolute change co2 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 133.56 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest absolute change co2 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -70.29 million in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for absolute change co2?
- Japan ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is absolute change co2 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Absolute change co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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