IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan

Japan: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 16,040 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,040 kt
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
25,800 kt
in 1969
All-time low
16,040 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 16,040 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan peaked at 25,800 kt in 1969 and was at its lowest, 16,040 kt, in 2023.

That places Japan 53rd out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Japan, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 25,222 kt
1962 25,435 kt +0.8%
1963 25,456 kt +0.1%
1964 25,356 kt -0.4%
1965 25,012 kt -1.4%
1966 24,703 kt -1.2%
1967 24,908 kt +0.8%
1968 25,316 kt +1.6%
1969 25,800 kt +1.9%
1970 24,075 kt -6.7%
1971 22,856 kt -5.1%
1972 22,440 kt -1.8%
1973 22,318 kt -0.5%
1974 23,035 kt +3.2%
1975 23,220 kt +0.8%
1976 23,420 kt +0.9%
1977 23,609 kt +0.8%
1978 22,683 kt -3.9%
1979 22,706 kt +0.1%
1980 22,163 kt -2.4%
1981 21,807 kt -1.6%
1982 21,829 kt +0.1%
1983 22,099 kt +1.2%
1984 22,496 kt +1.8%
1985 22,700 kt +0.9%
1986 22,570 kt -0.6%
1987 21,589 kt -4.3%
1988 21,358 kt -1.1%
1989 21,324 kt -0.2%
1990 21,281 kt -0.2%
1991 21,255 kt -0.1%
1992 21,709 kt +2.1%
1993 21,944 kt +1.1%
1994 22,274 kt +1.5%
1995 21,546 kt -3.3%
1996 20,554 kt -4.6%
1997 20,288 kt -1.3%
1998 19,329 kt -4.7%
1999 19,158 kt -0.9%
2000 18,924 kt -1.2%
2001 18,439 kt -2.6%
2002 18,358 kt -0.4%
2003 18,169 kt -1.0%
2004 18,289 kt +0.7%
2005 18,164 kt -0.7%
2006 18,042 kt -0.7%
2007 17,957 kt -0.5%
2008 17,701 kt -1.4%
2009 17,680 kt -0.1%
2010 17,696 kt +0.1%
2011 17,221 kt -2.7%
2012 17,118 kt -0.6%
2013 17,053 kt -0.4%
2014 16,807 kt -1.4%
2015 16,538 kt -1.6%
2016 16,352 kt -1.1%
2017 16,265 kt -0.5%
2018 16,242 kt -0.1%
2019 16,178 kt -0.4%
2020 16,241 kt +0.4%
2021 16,234 kt -0.0%
2022 16,111 kt -0.8%
2023 16,040 kt -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25,245 kt 24,703 kt 25,800 kt 9
1970s 23,036 kt 22,318 kt 24,075 kt 10
1980s 21,993 kt 21,324 kt 22,700 kt 10
1990s 20,934 kt 19,158 kt 22,274 kt 10
2000s 18,172 kt 17,680 kt 18,924 kt 10
2010s 16,747 kt 16,178 kt 17,696 kt 10
2020s 16,156 kt 16,040 kt 16,241 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 50 Kazakhstan 16,372 kt compare
  2. 51 Poland 16,320 kt compare
  3. 52 Burkina Faso 16,098 kt compare
  4. 54 Ireland 15,852 kt compare
  5. 55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12,661 kt compare
  6. 56 Zambia 12,552 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Japan was 16,040 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 25,800 kt in 1969.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 16,040 kt in 2023.
How does Japan rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Japan ranks 53rd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,374 data points, 1961–2023
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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