Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -59,763 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-59,763 kt
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
62nd
of 73 countries
All-time high
-59,763 kt
in 2022
All-time low
-108,013 kt
in 2003
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2022

-110.0k-100.0k-90.0k-80.0k-70.0k-60.0k1990200620221990: -94.3k kt1991: -99.4k kt1992: -99.8k kt1993: -100.1k kt1994: -100.5k kt1995: -100.8k kt1996: -101.4k kt1997: -101.3k kt1998: -101.1k kt1999: -100.9k kt2000: -100.8k kt2001: -100.6k kt2002: -100.5k kt2003: -108.0k kt2004: -107.5k kt2005: -101.2k kt2006: -95.0k kt2007: -92.8k kt2008: -93.2k kt2009: -88.9k kt2010: -89.5k kt2011: -91.5k kt2012: -91.4k kt2013: -83.6k kt2014: -80.5k kt2015: -73.8k kt2016: -69.0k kt2017: -70.8k kt2018: -69.0k kt2019: -64.5k kt2020: -65.9k kt2021: -63.6k kt2022: -59.8k kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded -59,763 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Japan peaked at -59,763 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, -108,013 kt, in 2003.

That places Japan 62nd out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -99,956 kt -101,429 kt -94,291 kt 10
2000s -98,854 kt -108,013 kt -88,930 kt 10
2010s -78,351 kt -91,462 kt -64,462 kt 10
2020s -63,070 kt -65,851 kt -59,763 kt 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 59 Republic of Korea -41,207 kt compare
  2. 60 Spain -41,829 kt compare
  3. 61 Belarus -52,882 kt compare
  4. 63 Australia -72,108 kt compare
  5. 64 South Africa -85,684 kt compare
  6. 65 Canada -110,899 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Japan?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Japan was -59,763 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was -59,763 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -108,013 kt in 2003.
How does Japan rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 62nd out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,145 data points, 1990–2023
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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).