Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan

Japan: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 789.49 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
789.49 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,001 kt
in 1990
All-time low
789.49 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1990200620231990: 1.0k kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 1.0k kt1993: 991.9 kt1994: 984 kt1995: 988.7 kt1996: 982.7 kt1997: 980.3 kt1998: 977.6 kt1999: 981 kt2000: 978.6 kt2001: 974.7 kt2002: 971.4 kt2003: 969.6 kt2004: 970.6 kt2005: 955.4 kt2006: 945.4 kt2007: 916.6 kt2008: 900.9 kt2009: 878.2 kt2010: 859.8 kt2011: 846.9 kt2012: 834.4 kt2013: 823.2 kt2014: 809.2 kt2015: 801.3 kt2016: 800.3 kt2017: 798.9 kt2018: 798.5 kt2019: 795.7 kt2020: 795.7 kt2021: 792.9 kt2022: 789.5 kt2023: 789.5 kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 789.49 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Japan peaked at 1,001 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 789.49 kt, in 2022.

That places Japan 24th 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,001 kt
1991 1,001 kt +0.0%
1992 1,001 kt +0.0%
1993 991.92 kt -0.9%
1994 983.97 kt -0.8%
1995 988.66 kt +0.5%
1996 982.67 kt -0.6%
1997 980.34 kt -0.2%
1998 977.64 kt -0.3%
1999 981.03 kt +0.3%
2000 978.62 kt -0.2%
2001 974.7 kt -0.4%
2002 971.38 kt -0.3%
2003 969.55 kt -0.2%
2004 970.62 kt +0.1%
2005 955.43 kt -1.6%
2006 945.39 kt -1.1%
2007 916.58 kt -3.0%
2008 900.87 kt -1.7%
2009 878.21 kt -2.5%
2010 859.79 kt -2.1%
2011 846.89 kt -1.5%
2012 834.43 kt -1.5%
2013 823.25 kt -1.3%
2014 809.18 kt -1.7%
2015 801.25 kt -1.0%
2016 800.33 kt -0.1%
2017 798.95 kt -0.2%
2018 798.5 kt -0.1%
2019 795.72 kt -0.3%
2020 795.72 kt +0.0%
2021 792.85 kt -0.4%
2022 789.49 kt -0.4%
2023 789.49 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 988.95 kt 977.64 kt 1,001 kt 10
2000s 946.13 kt 878.21 kt 978.62 kt 10
2010s 816.83 kt 795.72 kt 859.79 kt 10
2020s 791.89 kt 789.49 kt 795.72 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 21 Hungary 1,010 kt compare
  2. 22 Latvia 979.12 kt compare
  3. 23 Estonia 978.14 kt compare
  4. 25 China 733.87 kt compare
  5. 25 China, mainland 733.87 kt compare
  6. 27 Zambia 733.76 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Japan?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Japan was 789.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1,001 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 789.49 kt in 2022.
How does Japan rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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