Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan

Japan: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,990 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,990 kt
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5,459 kt
in 1991
All-time low
1,990 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, 1961–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Japan recorded 1,990 kt for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan peaked at 5,459 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,990 kt, in 2023.

That places Japan 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,896 kt
1962 3,896 kt +0.0%
1963 3,922 kt +0.7%
1964 3,948 kt +0.7%
1965 3,975 kt +0.7%
1966 3,975 kt +0.0%
1967 4,002 kt +0.7%
1968 4,028 kt +0.7%
1969 4,028 kt +0.0%
1970 3,842 kt -4.6%
1971 3,922 kt +2.1%
1972 4,002 kt +2.0%
1973 4,399 kt +9.9%
1974 4,399 kt +0.0%
1975 4,320 kt -1.8%
1976 4,478 kt +3.7%
1977 4,638 kt +3.6%
1978 4,690 kt +1.1%
1979 4,850 kt +3.4%
1980 4,690 kt -3.3%
1981 4,426 kt -5.6%
1982 4,346 kt -1.8%
1983 4,372 kt +0.6%
1984 4,558 kt +4.2%
1985 4,532 kt -0.6%
1986 4,478 kt -1.2%
1987 4,823 kt +7.7%
1988 4,929 kt +2.2%
1989 4,956 kt +0.5%
1990 5,326 kt +7.5%
1991 5,459 kt +2.5%
1992 5,247 kt -3.9%
1993 5,035 kt -4.0%
1994 5,035 kt +0.0%
1995 4,982 kt -1.1%
1996 4,929 kt -1.1%
1997 4,796 kt -2.7%
1998 4,850 kt +1.1%
1999 4,558 kt -6.0%
2000 4,532 kt -0.6%
2001 4,134 kt -8.8%
2002 4,002 kt -3.2%
2003 3,816 kt -4.6%
2004 3,630 kt -4.9%
2005 3,551 kt -2.2%
2006 3,392 kt -4.5%
2007 3,339 kt -1.6%
2008 3,074 kt -7.9%
2009 2,809 kt -8.6%
2010 2,836 kt +0.9%
2011 2,862 kt +0.9%
2012 2,862 kt +0.0%
2013 2,782 kt -2.8%
2014 2,676 kt -3.8%
2015 2,576 kt -3.8%
2016 2,478 kt -3.8%
2017 2,422 kt -2.2%
2018 2,337 kt -3.5%
2019 2,282 kt -2.4%
2020 2,136 kt -6.4%
2021 2,194 kt +2.7%
2022 2,131 kt -2.9%
2023 1,990 kt -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,963 kt 3,896 kt 4,028 kt 9
1970s 4,354 kt 3,842 kt 4,850 kt 10
1980s 4,611 kt 4,346 kt 4,956 kt 10
1990s 5,022 kt 4,558 kt 5,459 kt 10
2000s 3,628 kt 2,809 kt 4,532 kt 10
2010s 2,611 kt 2,282 kt 2,862 kt 10
2020s 2,113 kt 1,990 kt 2,194 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 13 South Africa 2,396 kt compare
  2. 14 Australia 2,340 kt compare
  3. 15 Saudi Arabia 2,115 kt compare
  4. 17 Mexico 1,781 kt compare
  5. 18 Mozambique 1,773 kt compare
  6. 19 Pakistan 1,744 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan?
Other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan was 1,990 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 5,459 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,990 kt in 2023.
How does Japan rank for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Japan ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,385 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf