Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Japan
Japan: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Japan, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Japan stood at 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Japan peaked at 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Japan ranks 32nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Japan, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.564 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.505 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.519 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.519 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.496 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.474 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.471 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.458 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.413 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.386 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.388 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.371 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.362 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.373 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.368 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.341 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.327 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.288 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.278 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.274 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.239 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5436 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.505 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.442 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.371 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.519 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3169 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.373 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 0.236 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 30 Indonesia 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 35 Bulgaria 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Japan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Japan?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Japan was 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.594 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Japan ranks 32nd out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions