Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan
Japan: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 2,543 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,543 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
The figure is down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan peaked at 5,538 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 793.93 kt, in 2001.
Japan ranks 49th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,010 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,010 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 793.93 kt | -60.5% |
| 2002 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 793.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,950 kt | +397.5% |
| 2012 | 3,950 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,950 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,950 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,950 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,538 kt | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 5,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,543 kt | -54.1% |
| 2022 | 2,543 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,543 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,543 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,543 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,010 kt | 2,010 kt | 2,010 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 915.51 kt | 793.93 kt | 2,010 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,269 kt | 793.93 kt | 5,538 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,043 kt | 2,543 kt | 5,538 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 46 Bangladesh 3,391 kt compare
- 47 French Guiana 3,295 kt compare
- 48 Bulgaria 3,288 kt compare
- 50 Chile 2,342 kt compare
- 51 Senegal 2,190 kt compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 1,913 kt compare
More climate change data for Japan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Japan was 2,543 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,538 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 793.93 kt in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).