Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0236 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0236 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0526 kt per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
Japan ranks 14th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0523 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.052 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0517 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0517 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0519 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0521 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0521 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.042 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0433 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0331 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0327 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0236 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 35.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0236 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0143 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0517 kt per square kilometre | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 11 Dominican Republic 0.0299 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Guinea 0.0296 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Nepal 0.0294 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0233 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Pakistan 0.0185 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Madagascar 0.0176 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0236 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0526 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — 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.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice Cultivation — 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.