Drained organic soils — Emissions in Japan
Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 2.98 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.