Co2 land use per capita in Japan
Japan: Co2 land use per capita was 0.0444 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0444
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
104th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 1927
All-time low
-0.1043
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0444 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 205.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Japan peaked at 1.07 in 1927 and was at its lowest, -0.1043, in 2009.
That places Japan 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.422 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4401 | +4.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4396 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4362 | -0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4485 | +2.8% |
| 1855 | 0.4308 | -3.9% |
| 1856 | 0.4247 | -1.4% |
| 1857 | 0.4389 | +3.3% |
| 1858 | 0.4539 | +3.4% |
| 1859 | 0.442 | -2.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4422 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4591 | +3.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4584 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4601 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.4554 | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4616 | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 0.4689 | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.453 | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.4594 | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.4607 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.4924 | +6.9% |
| 1871 | 0.4901 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.5099 | +4.0% |
| 1873 | 0.5221 | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.5214 | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.5408 | +3.7% |
| 1876 | 0.5413 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.5549 | +2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.5505 | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.5641 | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.5748 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.5889 | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.5977 | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 0.6487 | +8.5% |
| 1884 | 0.6052 | -6.7% |
| 1885 | 0.6379 | +5.4% |
| 1886 | 0.6409 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.6314 | -1.5% |
| 1888 | 0.6389 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.6534 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7223 | +10.5% |
| 1891 | 0.7389 | +2.3% |
| 1892 | 0.7376 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.737 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.8038 | +9.1% |
| 1895 | 0.785 | -2.3% |
| 1896 | 0.8172 | +4.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8276 | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.8099 | -2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.8431 | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.8754 | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 0.88 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.8904 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.8878 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.8856 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.9204 | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 0.9064 | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.8912 | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.9128 | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0.9591 | +5.1% |
| 1910 | 0.9277 | -3.3% |
| 1911 | 0.9568 | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.9778 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.8954 | -8.4% |
| 1914 | 0.9683 | +8.1% |
| 1915 | 0.8681 | -10.4% |
| 1916 | 1 | +15.6% |
| 1917 | 0.9302 | -7.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9835 | +5.7% |
| 1919 | 0.9677 | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.9598 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.9774 | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 1.02 | +3.9% |
| 1923 | 1.03 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 1.05 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 1.07 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 1.03 | -3.5% |
| 1929 | 1.05 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 1.03 | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.06 | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.03 | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.9924 | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.9753 | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 0.9858 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 1.01 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.9876 | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 0.9969 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 0.9795 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.9906 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.946 | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 0.9274 | -2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.9323 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.9109 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.8722 | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 0.8964 | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.7752 | -13.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8217 | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.8418 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 0.7457 | -11.4% |
| 1955 | 0.7936 | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.7487 | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7596 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.7129 | -6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.9029 | +26.7% |
| 1960 | 0.7634 | -15.5% |
| 1961 | 0.6934 | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6455 | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.627 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5778 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5288 | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4499 | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5111 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4199 | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4566 | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3804 | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3407 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2925 | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2601 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2404 | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1925 | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1568 | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1362 | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.155 | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1371 | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0954 | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0861 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0904 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0771 | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0906 | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0555 | -38.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0405 | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0363 | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 | +45.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0269 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0121 | -145.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0092 | -23.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0084 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | -0.0031 | -63.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0345 | +1005.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0097 | -72.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0567 | +485.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0173 | -69.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0625 | +260.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 | -161.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0554 | -244.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0811 | +46.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0908 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0984 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0793 | -19.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0963 | +21.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0745 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0627 | -15.9% |
| 2009 | -0.1043 | +66.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0971 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0323 | -66.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0194 | -40.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0545 | +181.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0421 | -22.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0354 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0359 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0093 | -74.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0083 | -189.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0201 | -341.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 | -154.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0364 | +233.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0504 | +38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0382 | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0444 | +16.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0444 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -1005.9% | -0.0031 | -0.0345 |
| 1997 | -485.6% | -0.0097 | -0.0567 |
| 2019 | -341.5% | 0.0083 | -0.0201 |
| 1999 | -260.3% | -0.0173 | -0.0625 |
| 2001 | -244.9% | 0.0382 | -0.0554 |
| 2021 | +233.1% | 0.0109 | 0.0364 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4377 | 0.422 | 0.4539 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4579 | 0.4422 | 0.4689 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5288 | 0.4901 | 0.5641 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6218 | 0.5748 | 0.6534 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7822 | 0.7223 | 0.8431 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9009 | 0.8754 | 0.9591 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9479 | 0.8681 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.03 | 0.9598 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.02 | 0.9753 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.955 | 0.8722 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7999 | 0.7129 | 0.9029 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5673 | 0.4199 | 0.7634 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2292 | 0.1362 | 0.3804 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0665 | 0.0363 | 0.0954 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0187 | -0.0625 | 0.0269 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0704 | -0.1043 | 0.0382 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0338 | -0.0971 | 0.0083 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 | 0.0109 | 0.0504 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Japan?
- Co2 land use per capita in Japan was 0.0444 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1927.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1043 in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Japan ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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