Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC was 0.5075 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5075 kt
Change on year
down 99.9%
World rank
10th
of 18 countries
All-time high
541.32 kt
in 1994
All-time low
0.5075 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

02004006001990200520201990: 487.1 kt1991: 472.7 kt1992: 506.1 kt1993: 510.3 kt1994: 541.3 kt1995: 525.7 kt1996: 507.3 kt1997: 516.1 kt1998: 479.7 kt1999: 486.5 kt2000: 488.4 kt2001: 469.6 kt2002: 478.2 kt2003: 465.8 kt2004: 476 kt2005: 489.7 kt2006: 486.1 kt2007: 478 kt2008: 471.4 kt2009: 478.5 kt2010: 488.1 kt2011: 466.1 kt2012: 461.1 kt2013: 483.9 kt2014: 484.7 kt2015: 479 kt2016: 486.5 kt2017: 484.2 kt2018: 482.1 kt2019: 479.3 kt2020: 0.507 kt

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.5075 kt for rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 99.9% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 541.32 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5075 kt, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 487.13 kt —
1991 472.73 kt -3.0%
1992 506.08 kt +7.1%
1993 510.32 kt +0.8%
1994 541.32 kt +6.1%
1995 525.73 kt -2.9%
1996 507.28 kt -3.5%
1997 516.08 kt +1.7%
1998 479.67 kt -7.1%
1999 486.48 kt +1.4%
2000 488.4 kt +0.4%
2001 469.56 kt -3.9%
2002 478.25 kt +1.8%
2003 465.79 kt -2.6%
2004 476.02 kt +2.2%
2005 489.68 kt +2.9%
2006 486.15 kt -0.7%
2007 477.97 kt -1.7%
2008 471.4 kt -1.4%
2009 478.52 kt +1.5%
2010 488.15 kt +2.0%
2011 466.12 kt -4.5%
2012 461.1 kt -1.1%
2013 483.86 kt +4.9%
2014 484.74 kt +0.2%
2015 479 kt -1.2%
2016 486.52 kt +1.6%
2017 484.2 kt -0.5%
2018 482.1 kt -0.4%
2019 479.32 kt -0.6%
2020 0.5075 kt -99.9%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.5075 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2094 kt, 2.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -99.9% 479.32 kt 0.5075 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 503.28 kt 472.73 kt 541.32 kt 10
2000s 478.17 kt 465.79 kt 489.68 kt 10
2010s 479.51 kt 461.1 kt 488.15 kt 10
2020s 0.5075 kt 0.5075 kt 0.5075 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 7 Ukraine 3.11 kt compare
  2. 8 North Macedonia 1.21 kt compare
  3. 9 Romania 1.16 kt compare
  4. 11 Italy 0.2521 kt compare
  5. 12 Portugal 0.2272 kt compare
  6. 13 France 0.1915 kt compare

See the full ranking of 20 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc in Japan?
Rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc in Japan was 0.5075 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 541.32 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5075 kt in 2020.
How does Japan rank for rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 10th out of 18 countries with data for 2020.
Is rice — crops total (emissions ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Crops total (Emissions CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
20 places, 520 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).