Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan

Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 2.98 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.98 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.78 kt
in 1990
All-time low
2.98 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan, 1990–2024

012341990200720241990: 3.8 kt1991: 3.8 kt1992: 3.8 kt1993: 3.7 kt1994: 3.7 kt1995: 3.7 kt1996: 3.7 kt1997: 3.7 kt1998: 3.7 kt1999: 3.7 kt2000: 3.7 kt2001: 3.7 kt2002: 3.7 kt2003: 3.7 kt2004: 3.7 kt2005: 3.6 kt2006: 3.6 kt2007: 3.5 kt2008: 3.4 kt2009: 3.3 kt2010: 3.2 kt2011: 3.2 kt2012: 3.1 kt2013: 3.1 kt2014: 3.1 kt2015: 3 kt2016: 3 kt2017: 3 kt2018: 3 kt2019: 3 kt2020: 3 kt2021: 3 kt2022: 3 kt2023: 3 kt2024: 3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Japan stood at 2.98 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Japan peaked at 3.78 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.98 kt, in 2022.

Japan ranks 24th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Japan, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 3.78 kt
1991 3.78 kt +0.0%
1992 3.78 kt +0.0%
1993 3.74 kt -0.9%
1994 3.71 kt -0.8%
1995 3.73 kt +0.5%
1996 3.71 kt -0.6%
1997 3.7 kt -0.2%
1998 3.69 kt -0.3%
1999 3.7 kt +0.3%
2000 3.69 kt -0.2%
2001 3.68 kt -0.4%
2002 3.67 kt -0.3%
2003 3.66 kt -0.2%
2004 3.66 kt +0.1%
2005 3.61 kt -1.6%
2006 3.57 kt -1.1%
2007 3.46 kt -3.0%
2008 3.4 kt -1.7%
2009 3.31 kt -2.5%
2010 3.24 kt -2.1%
2011 3.2 kt -1.5%
2012 3.15 kt -1.5%
2013 3.11 kt -1.3%
2014 3.05 kt -1.7%
2015 3.02 kt -1.0%
2016 3.02 kt -0.1%
2017 3.01 kt -0.2%
2018 3.01 kt -0.1%
2019 3 kt -0.3%
2020 3 kt +0.0%
2021 2.99 kt -0.4%
2022 2.98 kt -0.4%
2023 2.98 kt +0.0%
2024 2.98 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.73 kt 3.69 kt 3.78 kt 10
2000s 3.57 kt 3.31 kt 3.69 kt 10
2010s 3.08 kt 3 kt 3.24 kt 10
2020s 2.99 kt 2.98 kt 3 kt 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 21 Hungary 3.81 kt compare
  2. 22 Latvia 3.69 kt compare
  3. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare
  4. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  5. 25 China, mainland 2.77 kt compare
  6. 27 Zambia 2.77 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Japan?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Japan was 2.98 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 3.78 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.98 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Japan ranks 24th out of 221 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.