Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan
Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 4,283 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Japan stood at 4,283 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Japan peaked at 5,437 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,283 kt, in 2022.
Japan ranks 35th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,371 kt | 5,310 kt | 5,437 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,137 kt | 4,767 kt | 5,315 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,432 kt | 4,317 kt | 4,666 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,294 kt | 4,283 kt | 4,317 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Japan?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Japan was 4,283 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,437 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,283 kt in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 — Emissions (CO2). 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.