Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 21.51 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.51 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
30.1 kt
in 1990
All-time low
21.51 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Japan, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 21.51 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Japan peaked at 30.1 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.51 kt, in 2023.

That places Japan 53rd out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 24.32 kt
1962 25.16 kt +3.5%
1963 25.5 kt +1.3%
1964 25.08 kt -1.6%
1965 25.28 kt +0.8%
1966 26.04 kt +3.0%
1967 27.26 kt +4.7%
1968 27.62 kt +1.3%
1969 27.23 kt -1.4%
1970 26.07 kt -4.3%
1971 25.53 kt -2.1%
1972 26.67 kt +4.5%
1973 28.57 kt +7.1%
1974 26.04 kt -8.8%
1975 25.27 kt -3.0%
1976 26.05 kt +3.1%
1977 26.97 kt +3.5%
1978 27.3 kt +1.2%
1979 28.65 kt +4.9%
1980 24.96 kt -12.9%
1981 25.8 kt +3.4%
1982 26.93 kt +4.4%
1983 27.52 kt +2.2%
1984 28.01 kt +1.8%
1985 27.76 kt -0.9%
1986 28.19 kt +1.5%
1987 27.52 kt -2.4%
1988 26.85 kt -2.4%
1989 26.93 kt +0.3%
1990 30.1 kt +11.8%
1991 29.14 kt -3.2%
1992 29.39 kt +0.9%
1993 29.42 kt +0.1%
1994 29.58 kt +0.6%
1995 27.99 kt -5.4%
1996 27.34 kt -2.3%
1997 26.84 kt -1.8%
1998 26.07 kt -2.9%
1999 26.07 kt -0.0%
2000 26.21 kt +0.5%
2001 25.92 kt -1.1%
2002 25.65 kt -1.1%
2003 25.77 kt +0.5%
2004 25.45 kt -1.2%
2005 25.13 kt -1.2%
2006 24.77 kt -1.5%
2007 25.35 kt +2.4%
2008 22.8 kt -10.0%
2009 22.38 kt -1.9%
2010 23.48 kt +4.9%
2011 21.7 kt -7.6%
2012 21.85 kt +0.7%
2013 22.42 kt +2.6%
2014 22.9 kt +2.1%
2015 21.98 kt -4.0%
2016 22.3 kt +1.4%
2017 22.46 kt +0.7%
2018 22.17 kt -1.3%
2019 21.98 kt -0.9%
2020 21.98 kt -0.0%
2021 21.94 kt -0.2%
2022 21.61 kt -1.5%
2023 21.51 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.94 kt 24.32 kt 27.62 kt 9
1970s 26.71 kt 25.27 kt 28.65 kt 10
1980s 27.05 kt 24.96 kt 28.19 kt 10
1990s 28.19 kt 26.07 kt 30.1 kt 10
2000s 24.94 kt 22.38 kt 26.21 kt 10
2010s 22.33 kt 21.7 kt 23.48 kt 10
2020s 21.76 kt 21.51 kt 21.98 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 50 Kazakhstan 23.11 kt compare
  2. 51 Yugoslav SFR 22.49 kt compare
  3. 52 Romania 22.35 kt compare
  4. 54 Somalia 20.49 kt compare
  5. 55 Algeria 19.86 kt compare
  6. 56 Turkmenistan 19.73 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Japan?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Japan was 21.51 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 30.1 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 21.51 kt in 2023.
How does Japan rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Japan ranks 53rd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 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