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AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Japan

Japan: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0022 kt per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0021990200620231990: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.002 kt per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Japan stood at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

Japan ranks 66th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0021 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0021 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1992 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1993 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1994 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1995 0.0021 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
1996 0.002 kt per square kilometre -4.6%
1997 0.002 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1998 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
1999 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2001 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2002 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2006 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2007 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2008 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2009 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2012 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2015 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
2016 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2018 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2020 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2021 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2023 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -0.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0016 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 Guinea-Bissau 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 64 Puerto Rico 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 65 Senegal 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 67 Sierra Leone 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 68 China 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 69 Samoa 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Japan?
Afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Japan rank for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 66th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) 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.

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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  • AFOLU — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • 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.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 6,749 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) 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.