Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan
Japan: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -29,304 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Japan recorded -29,304 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan peaked at -29,304 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -159,834 kt, in 2001.
That places Japan 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -81,466 kt | — |
| 1991 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -81,466 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -159,834 kt | +96.2% |
| 2002 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -159,834 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -77,117 kt | -51.8% |
| 2012 | -77,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -77,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -77,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -77,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -64,379 kt | -16.5% |
| 2017 | -64,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -64,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -64,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -64,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -29,304 kt | -54.5% |
| 2022 | -29,304 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -29,304 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -29,304 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -29,304 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -81,466 kt | -81,466 kt | -81,466 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -151,997 kt | -159,834 kt | -81,466 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -80,294 kt | -159,834 kt | -64,379 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -35,150 kt | -64,379 kt | -29,304 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan was -29,304 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -29,304 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -159,834 kt in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Japan ranks 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).