Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan

Japan: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 16,183 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,183 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 221 countries
All-time high
22,405 kt
in 1994
All-time low
16,183 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 21.4k kt1991: 21.4k kt1992: 21.8k kt1993: 22.1k kt1994: 22.4k kt1995: 21.7k kt1996: 20.7k kt1997: 20.4k kt1998: 19.5k kt1999: 19.3k kt2000: 19.1k kt2001: 18.6k kt2002: 18.5k kt2003: 18.3k kt2004: 18.4k kt2005: 18.3k kt2006: 18.2k kt2007: 18.1k kt2008: 17.8k kt2009: 17.8k kt2010: 17.8k kt2011: 17.4k kt2012: 17.3k kt2013: 17.2k kt2014: 16.9k kt2015: 16.7k kt2016: 16.5k kt2017: 16.4k kt2018: 16.4k kt2019: 16.3k kt2020: 16.4k kt2021: 16.4k kt2022: 16.3k kt2023: 16.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan is 16,183 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan peaked at 22,405 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16,183 kt, in 2023.

Japan ranks 49th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Japan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 21,416 kt
1991 21,390 kt -0.1%
1992 21,843 kt +2.1%
1993 22,075 kt +1.1%
1994 22,405 kt +1.5%
1995 21,677 kt -3.2%
1996 20,691 kt -4.6%
1997 20,424 kt -1.3%
1998 19,462 kt -4.7%
1999 19,291 kt -0.9%
2000 19,059 kt -1.2%
2001 18,578 kt -2.5%
2002 18,491 kt -0.5%
2003 18,303 kt -1.0%
2004 18,430 kt +0.7%
2005 18,299 kt -0.7%
2006 18,180 kt -0.6%
2007 18,103 kt -0.4%
2008 17,849 kt -1.4%
2009 17,811 kt -0.2%
2010 17,835 kt +0.1%
2011 17,371 kt -2.6%
2012 17,264 kt -0.6%
2013 17,192 kt -0.4%
2014 16,948 kt -1.4%
2015 16,673 kt -1.6%
2016 16,487 kt -1.1%
2017 16,419 kt -0.4%
2018 16,384 kt -0.2%
2019 16,328 kt -0.3%
2020 16,389 kt +0.4%
2021 16,377 kt -0.1%
2022 16,254 kt -0.7%
2023 16,183 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,067 kt 19,291 kt 22,405 kt 10
2000s 18,310 kt 17,811 kt 19,059 kt 10
2010s 16,890 kt 16,328 kt 17,835 kt 10
2020s 16,301 kt 16,183 kt 16,389 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 46 Poland 16,730 kt compare
  2. 47 Nepal 16,551 kt compare
  3. 48 Kazakhstan 16,547 kt compare
  4. 50 Burkina Faso 16,099 kt compare
  5. 51 Ireland 15,870 kt compare
  6. 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12,925 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan was 16,183 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 22,405 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 16,183 kt in 2023.
How does Japan rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Japan ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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