Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Japan
Japan: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 2,251 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Japan is 2,251 kt, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Japan peaked at 8,956 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,251 kt, in 2022.
That places Japan 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,092 kt | 5,668 kt | 8,956 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,081 kt | 3,504 kt | 5,101 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,974 kt | 2,647 kt | 3,692 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,507 kt | 2,251 kt | 3,009 kt | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Share co2 vs population 0.7549 (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 123.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 113.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.3% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 7.77 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 69.61 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 7.77 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 7.77 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Japan?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Japan was 2,251 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,956 kt in 1992.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,251 kt in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. 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).