Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan

Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 5,073 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5,073 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
6,438 kt
in 1990
All-time low
5,073 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 6.4k kt1991: 6.4k kt1992: 6.4k kt1993: 6.4k kt1994: 6.3k kt1995: 6.4k kt1996: 6.3k kt1997: 6.3k kt1998: 6.3k kt1999: 6.3k kt2000: 6.3k kt2001: 6.3k kt2002: 6.2k kt2003: 6.2k kt2004: 6.2k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 6.1k kt2007: 5.9k kt2008: 5.8k kt2009: 5.6k kt2010: 5.5k kt2011: 5.4k kt2012: 5.4k kt2013: 5.3k kt2014: 5.2k kt2015: 5.1k kt2016: 5.1k kt2017: 5.1k kt2018: 5.1k kt2019: 5.1k kt2020: 5.1k kt2021: 5.1k kt2022: 5.1k kt2023: 5.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Japan is 5,073 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Japan peaked at 6,438 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,073 kt, in 2022.

That places Japan 33rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,438 kt
1991 6,438 kt +0.0%
1992 6,438 kt +0.0%
1993 6,379 kt -0.9%
1994 6,328 kt -0.8%
1995 6,358 kt +0.5%
1996 6,320 kt -0.6%
1997 6,305 kt -0.2%
1998 6,287 kt -0.3%
1999 6,309 kt +0.3%
2000 6,293 kt -0.2%
2001 6,268 kt -0.4%
2002 6,247 kt -0.3%
2003 6,235 kt -0.2%
2004 6,241 kt +0.1%
2005 6,144 kt -1.6%
2006 6,079 kt -1.1%
2007 5,893 kt -3.1%
2008 5,791 kt -1.7%
2009 5,645 kt -2.5%
2010 5,526 kt -2.1%
2011 5,443 kt -1.5%
2012 5,363 kt -1.5%
2013 5,291 kt -1.3%
2014 5,200 kt -1.7%
2015 5,149 kt -1.0%
2016 5,143 kt -0.1%
2017 5,134 kt -0.2%
2018 5,131 kt -0.1%
2019 5,113 kt -0.4%
2020 5,113 kt +0.0%
2021 5,095 kt -0.4%
2022 5,073 kt -0.4%
2023 5,073 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,360 kt 6,287 kt 6,438 kt 10
2000s 6,084 kt 5,645 kt 6,293 kt 10
2010s 5,249 kt 5,113 kt 5,526 kt 10
2020s 5,088 kt 5,073 kt 5,113 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 30 Australia and New Zealand 6,017 kt compare
  2. 31 Ethiopia 5,835 kt compare
  3. 32 Argentina 5,799 kt compare
  4. 34 India 5,009 kt compare
  5. 35 China 4,649 kt compare
  6. 35 China, mainland 4,649 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Japan?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Japan was 5,073 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 6,438 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 5,073 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 33rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf