What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan?

Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan was 0.2765 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.2899 kt in 2001.

What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2748 kt in 2017.

How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?

Japan ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.

Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan

Name: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.2765 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0.2765 kt

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

20th

of 33 countries

All-time high

0.2899 kt

in 2001

All-time low

0.2748 kt

in 2017

Years of data

1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

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

Analysis

In 2020, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan stood at 0.2765 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 0.2899 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2748 kt, in 2017.

That places Japan 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.2854 kt	0.2827 kt	0.2883 kt	10
2000s	0.2875 kt	0.2841 kt	0.2899 kt	10
2010s	0.2798 kt	0.2748 kt	0.2843 kt	10
2020s	0.2765 kt	0.2765 kt	0.2765 kt	1

Countries ranked near Japan

17 Estonia 0.4681 kt compare
18 Italy 0.2916 kt compare
19 Iceland 0.2797 kt compare
21 Türkiye 0.2746 kt compare
22 Switzerland 0.2169 kt compare
23 Canada 0.2031 kt compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More climate change data for Japan

Share co2 vs population 0.7549 (2100)
Population growth -0.5% (2025)
Population, total 123.37 million (2025)
Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
Urban population 113.87 million (2025)
Urban population 92.3% (2025)
Co2 emissions vs gdp 7.77 (2024)
Cumulative co emissions 69.61 billion (2024)
Co emissions per capita 7.77 (2024)
Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 7.77 (2024)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan?: Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan was 0.2765 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.2899 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2748 kt in 2017.
How does Japan rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?: Japan ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 34 places, 1,021 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.