Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Japan
Japan: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Japan is 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Japan peaked at 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, in 2001.
Japan ranks 102nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.02 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, 40% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 99 Namibia 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 99 Sri Lanka 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 99 Caribbean 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 102 Bangladesh 0.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 102 Republic of Korea 0.02 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Croatia 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Cuba 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Cyprus 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Iraq 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Israel 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Italy 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Morocco 0.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 105 Tunisia 0.01 t CO2eq/cap 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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Japan?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Japan was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Japan ranks 102nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.