Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan

Japan: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 6,647 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6,647 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6,969 kt
in 2013
All-time low
6,647 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 6.7k kt1991: 6.7k kt1992: 6.8k kt1993: 6.8k kt1994: 6.8k kt1995: 6.9k kt1996: 6.9k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 6.9k kt1999: 6.9k kt2000: 6.9k kt2001: 6.9k kt2002: 6.9k kt2003: 6.9k kt2004: 6.9k kt2005: 6.9k kt2006: 6.9k kt2007: 6.9k kt2008: 6.9k kt2009: 6.9k kt2010: 6.9k kt2011: 6.9k kt2012: 7.0k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 6.8k kt2015: 6.8k kt2016: 6.8k kt2017: 6.7k kt2018: 6.7k kt2019: 6.7k kt2020: 6.7k kt2021: 6.7k kt2022: 6.7k kt2023: 6.6k kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 6,647 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan peaked at 6,969 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,647 kt, in 2023.

That places Japan 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,681 kt
1991 6,743 kt +0.9%
1992 6,777 kt +0.5%
1993 6,805 kt +0.4%
1994 6,827 kt +0.3%
1995 6,932 kt +1.5%
1996 6,914 kt -0.3%
1997 6,925 kt +0.2%
1998 6,930 kt +0.1%
1999 6,936 kt +0.1%
2000 6,928 kt -0.1%
2001 6,924 kt -0.1%
2002 6,926 kt +0.0%
2003 6,931 kt +0.1%
2004 6,935 kt +0.1%
2005 6,946 kt +0.2%
2006 6,946 kt +0.0%
2007 6,947 kt +0.0%
2008 6,933 kt -0.2%
2009 6,946 kt +0.2%
2010 6,945 kt -0.0%
2011 6,948 kt +0.0%
2012 6,954 kt +0.1%
2013 6,969 kt +0.2%
2014 6,829 kt -2.0%
2015 6,752 kt -1.1%
2016 6,753 kt +0.0%
2017 6,729 kt -0.4%
2018 6,727 kt -0.0%
2019 6,721 kt -0.1%
2020 6,709 kt -0.2%
2021 6,691 kt -0.3%
2022 6,668 kt -0.3%
2023 6,647 kt -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,847 kt 6,681 kt 6,936 kt 10
2000s 6,936 kt 6,924 kt 6,947 kt 10
2010s 6,832 kt 6,721 kt 6,969 kt 10
2020s 6,679 kt 6,647 kt 6,709 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 26 Myanmar 7,258 kt compare
  2. 27 Republic of Korea 7,059 kt compare
  3. 28 Canada 6,990 kt compare
  4. 30 Kenya 6,582 kt compare
  5. 31 France 6,405 kt compare
  6. 32 Cabo Verde 107.4 kt compare
  7. 32 Malaysia 6,243 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan was 6,647 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 6,969 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 6,647 kt in 2023.
How does Japan rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Japan ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 data points, 1990–2023
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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