Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan
Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0444 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0444 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
104th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.07 tonnes per person
in 1927
All-time low
-0.1043 tonnes per person
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0444 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan peaked at 1.07 tonnes per person in 1927 and was at its lowest, -0.1043 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.422 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4401 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4396 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4362 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4485 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1855 | 0.4308 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1856 | 0.4247 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1857 | 0.4389 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1858 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1859 | 0.442 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4422 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4591 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4584 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4601 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.4554 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4616 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 0.4689 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.453 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1868 | 0.4594 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.4607 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.4924 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1871 | 0.4901 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.5099 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1873 | 0.5221 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.5214 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.5408 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1876 | 0.5413 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.5549 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.5505 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.5641 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.5748 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 0.5889 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.5977 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 0.6487 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1884 | 0.6052 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1885 | 0.6379 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1886 | 0.6409 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.6314 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1888 | 0.6389 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.6534 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7223 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1891 | 0.7389 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1892 | 0.7376 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.737 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.8038 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1895 | 0.785 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1896 | 0.8172 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8276 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.8099 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.8431 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.8754 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 0.88 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.8904 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.8878 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.8856 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.9204 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 0.9064 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.8912 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.9128 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0.9591 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1910 | 0.9277 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1911 | 0.9568 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.9778 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.8954 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1914 | 0.9683 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1915 | 0.8681 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1916 | 1 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1917 | 0.9302 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9835 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1919 | 0.9677 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.9598 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.9774 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1923 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1929 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.9924 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.9753 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 0.9858 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.9876 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 0.9969 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 0.9795 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.9906 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.946 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 0.9274 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.9323 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.9109 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.8722 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1950 | 0.8964 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.7752 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8217 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.8418 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 0.7457 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1955 | 0.7936 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.7487 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7596 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.7129 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1959 | 0.9029 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1960 | 0.7634 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1961 | 0.6934 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6455 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.627 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5778 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5288 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4499 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5111 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4199 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4566 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3804 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3407 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2925 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2601 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2404 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1925 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1568 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1362 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.155 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1371 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0121 tonnes per person | -145.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0092 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0084 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | -0.0031 tonnes per person | -63.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0345 tonnes per person | +1005.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0097 tonnes per person | -72.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0567 tonnes per person | +485.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0173 tonnes per person | -69.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0625 tonnes per person | +260.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -161.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0554 tonnes per person | -244.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0811 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0908 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0984 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0793 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0963 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 2007 | -0.0745 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0627 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2009 | -0.1043 tonnes per person | +66.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0971 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0323 tonnes per person | -66.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0194 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0545 tonnes per person | +181.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0421 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0354 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0359 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0093 tonnes per person | -74.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -189.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0201 tonnes per person | -341.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -154.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | +233.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0444 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.0345 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | -485.6% | -0.0097 tonnes per person | -0.0567 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -341.5% | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -0.0201 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | -260.3% | -0.0173 tonnes per person | -0.0625 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | -244.9% | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -0.0554 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | +233.1% | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0364 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4377 tonnes per person | 0.422 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4579 tonnes per person | 0.4422 tonnes per person | 0.4689 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5288 tonnes per person | 0.4901 tonnes per person | 0.5641 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6218 tonnes per person | 0.5748 tonnes per person | 0.6534 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7822 tonnes per person | 0.7223 tonnes per person | 0.8431 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9009 tonnes per person | 0.8754 tonnes per person | 0.9591 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9479 tonnes per person | 0.8681 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.9598 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.9753 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.955 tonnes per person | 0.8722 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7999 tonnes per person | 0.7129 tonnes per person | 0.9029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5673 tonnes per person | 0.4199 tonnes per person | 0.7634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 0.1362 tonnes per person | 0.3804 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.0954 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0187 tonnes per person | -0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0704 tonnes per person | -0.1043 tonnes per person | 0.0382 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0338 tonnes per person | -0.0971 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Japan was 0.0444 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes per person in 1927.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1043 tonnes per person in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Japan ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.