IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0013 kt per square kilometre for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.
Japan ranks 12th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +69.0% | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Oman 0.0019 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belgium 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Kuwait 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 China 0.0008 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Germany 0.0007 kt per square kilometre compare
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 ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Japan rank for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.