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Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Japan

Japan: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0044 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0044 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.0055 kt per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0061990200620231990: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.004 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0044 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, in 1998.

That places Japan 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0036 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1992 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1993 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -6.9%
1994 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
1995 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
1996 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1997 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -4.2%
1998 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -5.5%
1999 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2000 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2001 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2002 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2003 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
2004 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2005 0.0036 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2006 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2007 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +16.5%
2008 0.0044 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2009 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -22.5%
2010 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +10.2%
2011 0.005 kt per square kilometre +33.9%
2012 0.0055 kt per square kilometre +8.2%
2013 0.0043 kt per square kilometre -22.0%
2014 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2015 0.004 kt per square kilometre -6.9%
2016 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
2017 0.0046 kt per square kilometre +19.2%
2018 0.0043 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
2019 0.0046 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
2020 0.0045 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2021 0.0044 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2022 0.0044 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0044 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0044 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0044 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 29 Luxembourg 0.0047 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 30 Tunisia 0.0046 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 31 Portugal 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 33 Pakistan 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 34 Philippines 0.0043 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 35 Belarus 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Japan?
Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0044 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kt per square kilometre in 1998.
How does Japan rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 3,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.