Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Japan
Japan: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -31,848 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan stood at -31,848 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan peaked at -31,848 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -160,628 kt, in 2001.
Japan ranks 229th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -83,476 kt | — |
| 1991 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -83,476 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -160,628 kt | +92.4% |
| 2002 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -160,628 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -81,067 kt | -49.5% |
| 2012 | -81,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -81,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -81,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -81,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -69,917 kt | -13.8% |
| 2017 | -69,917 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -69,917 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -69,917 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -69,917 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -31,848 kt | -54.4% |
| 2022 | -31,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -31,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -31,848 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -31,848 kt | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -31,848 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -7.49 kt, 4251.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -83,476 kt | -83,476 kt | -83,476 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -152,913 kt | -160,628 kt | -83,476 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -84,563 kt | -160,628 kt | -69,917 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -38,192 kt | -69,917 kt | -31,848 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan was -31,848 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -31,848 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -160,628 kt in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Japan ranks 229th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).