Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan
Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 243.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan peaked at 1.3% in 1944 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 69th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 66 Niger 0.1% compare
- 67 Senegal 0.1% compare
- 68 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
- 71 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 72 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 123.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 113.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 69.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Japan was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1944.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 243.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.