Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Japan
Japan: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Japan is -0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 363.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Japan peaked at 2.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2025.
That places Japan 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +90.5% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -36.2% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -84.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -72.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +574.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +81.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -57.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -125.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -243.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -1131.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -51.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +60.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | +55.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | +109.4% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +56.3% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | +13.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's -0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1131.3% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | +574.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | +243.7% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | -125.8% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -109.4% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | +90.5% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Japan?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Japan was -0.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Japan ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 363.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.