Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Japan

Japan: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.0158 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0158 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
72nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0177 kt per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.0099 kt per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Japan, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0158 kt per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Japan peaked at 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 kt per square kilometre, in 1966.

Japan ranks 72nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.013 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0133 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1963 0.0135 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1964 0.013 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1965 0.0114 kt per square kilometre -12.6%
1966 0.0099 kt per square kilometre -13.3%
1967 0.01 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1968 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1969 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1970 0.0118 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1971 0.0117 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1972 0.0115 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
1973 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1974 0.0119 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1975 0.0118 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1976 0.012 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1977 0.0125 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1978 0.0129 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1979 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1980 0.0138 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1981 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1982 0.0148 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1983 0.0153 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1984 0.0158 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1985 0.0159 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1986 0.0161 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1987 0.0161 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1988 0.0161 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1989 0.0161 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1990 0.0165 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1991 0.017 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1992 0.0175 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1993 0.0177 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1994 0.0177 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.0176 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1996 0.0172 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1997 0.0169 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
1998 0.0167 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1999 0.0166 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2000 0.0164 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2001 0.0163 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2002 0.0164 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2003 0.0163 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.0162 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2005 0.016 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2006 0.016 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 0.0162 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2008 0.0165 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.0166 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2010 0.0165 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.0159 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2012 0.0159 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2013 0.0154 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2014 0.0151 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2015 0.0147 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2016 0.0145 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2017 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0147 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2019 0.0147 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2021 0.0153 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2022 0.0154 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2023 0.0158 kt per square kilometre +2.6%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0158 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.0158 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.0135 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0121 kt per square kilometre 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0132 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0138 kt per square kilometre 0.0161 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 0.0177 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0163 kt per square kilometre 0.016 kt per square kilometre 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 69 Djibouti 0.0159 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 70 Zimbabwe 0.0158 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 71 Vanuatu 0.0158 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 73 Sudan 0.0157 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 74 Cameroon 0.0155 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 75 Philippines 0.0154 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Japan?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Japan was 0.0158 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 kt per square kilometre in 1966.
How does Japan rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Japan ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.