Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 15.7 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
15.7 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 163.8%
World rank
17th
of 188 countries
All-time high
231.43 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-486.91 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Japan recorded 15.7 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 163.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 231.43 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -486.91 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Japan 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.2086 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1853 | -0.3951 % change on previous year | -289.4% |
| 1854 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -912.3% |
| 1855 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 1856 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1857 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -456.5% |
| 1858 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1859 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4079 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1861 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +937.8% |
| 1862 | 0.2213 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 1863 | 0.74 % change on previous year | +234.4% |
| 1864 | -0.6311 % change on previous year | -185.3% |
| 1865 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -375.1% |
| 1866 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1867 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -253.0% |
| 1868 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -159.6% |
| 1869 | 0.7122 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1870 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +940.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0981 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 1872 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +4685.1% |
| 1873 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1874 | 0.5382 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1875 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +723.6% |
| 1876 | 0.7674 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1877 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +316.8% |
| 1878 | -0.1155 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1879 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -2873.9% |
| 1880 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1881 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 1882 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1883 | 9.46 % change on previous year | +303.4% |
| 1884 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1885 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 1886 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1887 | -0.623 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1888 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -430.1% |
| 1889 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +55.0% |
| 1890 | 11.55 % change on previous year | +262.4% |
| 1891 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1892 | 0.7827 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1893 | 0.885 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1894 | 10.12 % change on previous year | +1043.4% |
| 1895 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1896 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -469.5% |
| 1897 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 1898 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 1899 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -535.6% |
| 1900 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1901 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1902 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 1903 | 0.8709 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1904 | 0.9331 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1905 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +451.9% |
| 1906 | -0.368 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1907 | -0.5159 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 1908 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -804.5% |
| 1909 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +73.6% |
| 1910 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1911 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -306.5% |
| 1912 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1913 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -313.3% |
| 1914 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -229.3% |
| 1915 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -197.9% |
| 1916 | 16.98 % change on previous year | -283.4% |
| 1917 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1918 | 7 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 1919 | -0.3751 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4558 % change on previous year | -221.5% |
| 1921 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +599.5% |
| 1922 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +65.9% |
| 1923 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1924 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1925 | 0.6258 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1926 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +489.7% |
| 1927 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1928 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -240.1% |
| 1929 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -258.1% |
| 1930 | -0.9209 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 1931 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -271.7% |
| 1932 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +177.5% |
| 1933 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1934 | 0.7345 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1935 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -277.4% |
| 1936 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1937 | -0.4597 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1938 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -617.6% |
| 1939 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 1940 | 0.9853 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1941 | -0.5895 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1942 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -495.1% |
| 1943 | -0.3788 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1944 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -772.3% |
| 1945 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -224.4% |
| 1946 | -0.6051 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 1947 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -419.4% |
| 1948 | -0.9328 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 1949 | -2.96 % change on previous year | +217.7% |
| 1950 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -325.9% |
| 1951 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -280.9% |
| 1952 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
| 1953 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 1954 | -10.35 % change on previous year | -371.6% |
| 1955 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 1956 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1957 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 1958 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 1959 | 27.69 % change on previous year | -611.2% |
| 1960 | -14.77 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1961 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1962 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1963 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1964 | -6.98 % change on previous year | +251.7% |
| 1965 | -7.55 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1966 | -14.1 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1967 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -205.1% |
| 1968 | -16.84 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 1969 | 10.05 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1970 | -15.72 % change on previous year | -256.4% |
| 1971 | -9.39 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1972 | -13.12 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 1973 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1974 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1975 | -19 % change on previous year | +195.6% |
| 1976 | -17.68 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1977 | -12.33 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 14.82 % change on previous year | -220.2% |
| 1979 | -10.85 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1980 | -29.94 % change on previous year | +175.9% |
| 1981 | -9.2 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1982 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1983 | -14.36 % change on previous year | -365.5% |
| 1984 | 17.91 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
| 1985 | -38.59 % change on previous year | -315.5% |
| 1986 | -26.62 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1987 | -9.9 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1988 | 45.75 % change on previous year | -561.9% |
| 1989 | -23.16 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 1990 | -33.1 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 1991 | -145.14 % change on previous year | +338.5% |
| 1992 | 23.22 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1994 | 62.85 % change on previous year | +639.3% |
| 1996 | 71.89 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1997 | -486.91 % change on previous year | -777.3% |
| 1998 | 69.34 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1999 | -260.98 % change on previous year | -476.4% |
| 2000 | 161.32 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 2001 | -245.14 % change on previous year | -252.0% |
| 2002 | -46.58 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2003 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2004 | -8.49 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 19.37 % change on previous year | -328.2% |
| 2006 | -21.57 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 2007 | 22.53 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2008 | 15.89 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2009 | -66.46 % change on previous year | -518.2% |
| 2010 | 6.91 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2011 | 66.75 % change on previous year | +865.5% |
| 2012 | 40.11 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 2013 | -180.73 % change on previous year | -550.6% |
| 2014 | 22.84 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 2015 | 16.12 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 2016 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2017 | 74.05 % change on previous year | -5173.8% |
| 2018 | 189.22 % change on previous year | +155.5% |
| 2019 | -341.08 % change on previous year | -280.3% |
| 2020 | 154.11 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 2021 | 231.43 % change on previous year | +50.2% |
| 2022 | 37.75 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2023 | -24.61 % change on previous year | -165.2% |
| 2024 | 15.7 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 15.7 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.11 % change on previous year. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +5173.8% | -1.46 % change on previous year | 74.05 % change on previous year |
| 1872 | +4685.1% | 0.0981 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year |
| 1879 | +2873.9% | -0.1155 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9193 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year | 4.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.8172 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.73 % change on previous year | -0.1155 % change on previous year | 7.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | 9.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.65 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 11.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.49 % change on previous year | -0.5159 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -9.26 % change on previous year | 16.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9403 % change on previous year | -1.96 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.0843 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -12.11 % change on previous year | 27.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.18 % change on previous year | -16.84 % change on previous year | 14.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -9.96 % change on previous year | -19 % change on previous year | 14.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.27 % change on previous year | -38.59 % change on previous year | 45.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -76.7 % change on previous year | -486.91 % change on previous year | 71.89 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.12 % change on previous year | -245.14 % change on previous year | 161.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.73 % change on previous year | -341.08 % change on previous year | 189.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.88 % change on previous year | -24.61 % change on previous year | 231.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Palestine 18.43 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Comoros 16.77 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Afghanistan 16.42 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.21 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Central African Republic 13.1 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Portugal 12.21 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Japan was 15.7 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 231.43 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -486.91 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Japan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.