Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 19.49 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
19.49 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 78 countries
All-time high
25.53 kt
in 1990
All-time low
18.92 kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

01020301990200520201990: 25.5 kt1991: 24.9 kt1992: 24.7 kt1993: 25.1 kt1994: 24.7 kt1995: 23.6 kt1996: 23.1 kt1997: 22.8 kt1998: 22.7 kt1999: 22.6 kt2000: 22.7 kt2001: 22.1 kt2002: 22 kt2003: 21.8 kt2004: 21.4 kt2005: 21.4 kt2006: 21.2 kt2007: 22.4 kt2008: 19.7 kt2009: 18.9 kt2010: 20.2 kt2011: 19.8 kt2012: 19.8 kt2013: 20 kt2014: 19.8 kt2015: 19.9 kt2016: 19.8 kt2017: 20 kt2018: 19.9 kt2019: 19.6 kt2020: 19.5 kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 19.49 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 25.53 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.92 kt, in 2009.

That places Japan 28th out of 78 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.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 25.53 kt —
1991 24.92 kt -2.4%
1992 24.74 kt -0.7%
1993 25.07 kt +1.3%
1994 24.66 kt -1.6%
1995 23.6 kt -4.3%
1996 23.14 kt -1.9%
1997 22.85 kt -1.2%
1998 22.66 kt -0.8%
1999 22.61 kt -0.2%
2000 22.75 kt +0.6%
2001 22.07 kt -3.0%
2002 21.95 kt -0.5%
2003 21.82 kt -0.6%
2004 21.44 kt -1.7%
2005 21.38 kt -0.3%
2006 21.18 kt -0.9%
2007 22.42 kt +5.9%
2008 19.71 kt -12.1%
2009 18.92 kt -4.0%
2010 20.21 kt +6.8%
2011 19.84 kt -1.8%
2012 19.84 kt -0.0%
2013 20 kt +0.9%
2014 19.77 kt -1.2%
2015 19.94 kt +0.9%
2016 19.79 kt -0.8%
2017 19.97 kt +0.9%
2018 19.85 kt -0.6%
2019 19.55 kt -1.5%
2020 19.49 kt -0.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 19.49 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.99 kt, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 19.49 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.97 kt, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.98 kt 22.61 kt 25.53 kt 10
2000s 21.36 kt 18.92 kt 22.75 kt 10
2010s 19.88 kt 19.55 kt 20.21 kt 10
2020s 19.49 kt 19.49 kt 19.49 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 25 Uzbekistan 26.62 kt compare
  2. 26 New Zealand 26.45 kt compare
  3. 27 Ethiopia 25.35 kt compare
  4. 29 Ireland 19.33 kt compare
  5. 30 Republic of Korea 18.24 kt compare
  6. 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 16.46 kt compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan was 19.49 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 25.53 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 18.92 kt in 2009.
How does Japan rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 28th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,937 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