Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 11.66 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
11.66 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
15.5 kt
in 1990
All-time low
11.46 kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

0510151990200520201990: 15.5 kt1991: 15.1 kt1992: 15 kt1993: 15.2 kt1994: 14.9 kt1995: 14.3 kt1996: 14 kt1997: 13.9 kt1998: 13.8 kt1999: 13.7 kt2000: 13.9 kt2001: 13.4 kt2002: 13.4 kt2003: 13.3 kt2004: 13.1 kt2005: 13 kt2006: 12.8 kt2007: 13.5 kt2008: 11.9 kt2009: 11.5 kt2010: 12.2 kt2011: 12 kt2012: 12 kt2013: 12.1 kt2014: 11.9 kt2015: 12 kt2016: 11.9 kt2017: 12 kt2018: 11.9 kt2019: 11.7 kt2020: 11.7 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan is 11.66 kt, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 15.5 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.46 kt, in 2009.

That places Japan 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.54 kt 13.74 kt 15.5 kt 10
2000s 12.98 kt 11.46 kt 13.85 kt 10
2010s 11.95 kt 11.72 kt 12.2 kt 10
2020s 11.66 kt 11.66 kt 11.66 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 20 Malaysia 13.6 kt compare
  2. 21 Denmark 13.41 kt compare
  3. 22 Hungary 12.07 kt compare
  4. 24 Finland 10.66 kt compare
  5. 25 Bulgaria 10.31 kt compare
  6. 26 Sweden 10.04 kt compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan was 11.66 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 15.5 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.46 kt in 2009.
How does Japan rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 1,520 data points, 1990–2020
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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