Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Japan

Japan: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 14.31 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.31 kt
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
55th
of 201 countries
All-time high
21.98 kt
in 1979
All-time low
14.26 kt
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Japan, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Japan recorded 14.31 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Japan peaked at 21.98 kt in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.26 kt, in 2011.

That places Japan 55th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 18.7 kt
1962 19.35 kt +3.5%
1963 19.6 kt +1.3%
1964 19.29 kt -1.6%
1965 19.44 kt +0.8%
1966 19.99 kt +2.8%
1967 20.94 kt +4.8%
1968 21.23 kt +1.4%
1969 20.94 kt -1.4%
1970 20.04 kt -4.3%
1971 19.6 kt -2.2%
1972 20.47 kt +4.4%
1973 21.9 kt +7.0%
1974 20.01 kt -8.7%
1975 19.43 kt -2.9%
1976 20.01 kt +3.0%
1977 20.72 kt +3.6%
1978 20.97 kt +1.2%
1979 21.98 kt +4.9%
1980 19.17 kt -12.8%
1981 19.81 kt +3.4%
1982 20.68 kt +4.4%
1983 21.13 kt +2.2%
1984 21.52 kt +1.9%
1985 21.34 kt -0.9%
1986 21.66 kt +1.5%
1987 21.14 kt -2.4%
1988 20.63 kt -2.4%
1989 20.69 kt +0.3%
1990 20.24 kt -2.2%
1991 19.5 kt -3.6%
1992 19.71 kt +1.1%
1993 19.72 kt +0.1%
1994 19.91 kt +1.0%
1995 18.68 kt -6.2%
1996 18.2 kt -2.6%
1997 17.82 kt -2.1%
1998 17.23 kt -3.3%
1999 17.22 kt -0.1%
2000 17.34 kt +0.7%
2001 17.12 kt -1.2%
2002 16.92 kt -1.2%
2003 17 kt +0.5%
2004 16.77 kt -1.4%
2005 16.57 kt -1.2%
2006 16.32 kt -1.5%
2007 16.85 kt +3.3%
2008 14.98 kt -11.1%
2009 14.71 kt -1.8%
2010 15.6 kt +6.0%
2011 14.26 kt -8.6%
2012 14.42 kt +1.1%
2013 14.9 kt +3.4%
2014 15.31 kt +2.7%
2015 14.63 kt -4.4%
2016 14.87 kt +1.6%
2017 15 kt +0.8%
2018 14.78 kt -1.5%
2019 14.64 kt -0.9%
2020 14.64 kt -0.0%
2021 14.63 kt -0.1%
2022 14.39 kt -1.7%
2023 14.31 kt -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.94 kt 18.7 kt 21.23 kt 9
1970s 20.51 kt 19.43 kt 21.98 kt 10
1980s 20.78 kt 19.17 kt 21.66 kt 10
1990s 18.82 kt 17.22 kt 20.24 kt 10
2000s 16.46 kt 14.71 kt 17.34 kt 10
2010s 14.84 kt 14.26 kt 15.6 kt 10
2020s 14.49 kt 14.31 kt 14.64 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 52 Guinea 15.12 kt compare
  2. 53 Algeria 14.88 kt compare
  3. 54 Turkmenistan 14.69 kt compare
  4. 56 Saudi Arabia 13.76 kt compare
  5. 57 Belarus 13.75 kt compare
  6. 58 Madagascar 13.31 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Japan?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Japan was 14.31 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 21.98 kt in 1979.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 14.26 kt in 2011.
How does Japan rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Japan ranks 55th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf