IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 883.53 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
883.53 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1,048 kt
in 1994
All-time low
877 kt
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

02505007501.0k1990200520201990: 1.0k kt1991: 994 kt1992: 1.0k kt1993: 1.0k kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 1.0k kt1996: 1.0k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 969.1 kt1999: 973.1 kt2000: 968 kt2001: 950.3 kt2002: 956 kt2003: 937.8 kt2004: 937.9 kt2005: 950.1 kt2006: 943 kt2007: 934.6 kt2008: 922.6 kt2009: 923.9 kt2010: 920 kt2011: 895.8 kt2012: 881 kt2013: 892.6 kt2014: 884 kt2015: 877.8 kt2016: 881.6 kt2017: 880.3 kt2018: 877 kt2019: 878.9 kt2020: 883.5 kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 883.53 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 1,048 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 877 kt, in 2018.

Japan ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1,000 kt —
1991 994.01 kt -0.6%
1992 1,030 kt +3.6%
1993 1,027 kt -0.3%
1994 1,048 kt +2.1%
1995 1,027 kt -2.0%
1996 1,004 kt -2.3%
1997 1,010 kt +0.6%
1998 969.15 kt -4.0%
1999 973.07 kt +0.4%
2000 967.96 kt -0.5%
2001 950.33 kt -1.8%
2002 956.03 kt +0.6%
2003 937.82 kt -1.9%
2004 937.86 kt +0.0%
2005 950.15 kt +1.3%
2006 942.99 kt -0.8%
2007 934.57 kt -0.9%
2008 922.6 kt -1.3%
2009 923.85 kt +0.1%
2010 919.96 kt -0.4%
2011 895.8 kt -2.6%
2012 881.01 kt -1.7%
2013 892.59 kt +1.3%
2014 884 kt -1.0%
2015 877.77 kt -0.7%
2016 881.61 kt +0.4%
2017 880.28 kt -0.2%
2018 877 kt -0.4%
2019 878.92 kt +0.2%
2020 883.53 kt +0.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 883.53 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 152.9 kt, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 883.53 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 883.53 kt, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,008 kt 969.15 kt 1,048 kt 10
2000s 942.42 kt 922.6 kt 967.96 kt 10
2010s 886.89 kt 877 kt 919.96 kt 10
2020s 883.53 kt 883.53 kt 883.53 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 24 Spain 951 kt compare
  2. 25 Kazakhstan 929.43 kt compare
  3. 27 Paraguay 855.73 kt compare
  4. 28 Kenya 815 kt compare
  5. 29 Italy 771.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 102 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Japan?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Japan was 883.53 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1,048 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 877 kt in 2018.
How does Japan rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
102 places, 2,180 data points, 1990–2020
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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