Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Japan
Japan: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 142,303 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Japan recorded 142,303 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Japan peaked at 149,379 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 141,974 ha, in 2016.
Japan ranks 14th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 149,379 ha | — |
| 1991 | 148,647 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 147,842 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 147,773 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 147,704 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 147,635 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 147,566 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 147,497 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 147,428 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 147,359 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 147,290 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 147,221 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 146,776 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 146,330 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 145,884 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 145,439 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 144,792 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 144,467 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 144,101 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 143,934 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 143,172 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 142,718 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 142,808 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 142,734 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 142,867 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 142,728 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 141,974 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 142,061 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 142,146 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 142,253 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 142,303 ha | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 142,303 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 4.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,883 ha | 147,359 ha | 149,379 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,623 ha | 143,934 ha | 147,290 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,546 ha | 141,974 ha | 143,172 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,303 ha | 142,303 ha | 142,303 ha | 1 |
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 drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Japan?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Japan was 142,303 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 149,379 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,974 ha in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.