Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.0056 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0056 million t per square kilometre for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0056 million t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 million t per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Japan 30th out of 200 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | million t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 million t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.004 million t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 million t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 million t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 million t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 million t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.005 million t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.005 million t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 million t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 million t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 million t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 million t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 million t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 million t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 million t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0056 million t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0025 million t per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0056 million t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0041 million t per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0035 million t per square kilometre | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | 0.0037 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | 0.0038 million t per square kilometre | 0.0049 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 million t per square kilometre | 0.005 million t per square kilometre | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | 0.0055 million t per square kilometre | 0.0056 million t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Indonesia 0.0059 million t per square kilometre compare
- 28 Cameroon 0.0058 million t per square kilometre compare
- 29 New Zealand 0.0058 million t per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ecuador 0.0055 million t per square kilometre compare
- 32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0054 million t per square kilometre compare
- 33 Vanuatu 0.0053 million t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0056 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 million t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 million t per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.