Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 13,445 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
13,445 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 21 countries
All-time high
15,095 kt
in 1994
All-time low
12,892 kt
in 2012
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200520201990: 13.6k kt1991: 13.2k kt1992: 14.1k kt1993: 14.2k kt1994: 15.1k kt1995: 14.7k kt1996: 14.2k kt1997: 14.4k kt1998: 13.4k kt1999: 13.6k kt2000: 13.6k kt2001: 13.1k kt2002: 13.4k kt2003: 13.0k kt2004: 13.3k kt2005: 13.7k kt2006: 13.6k kt2007: 13.4k kt2008: 13.2k kt2009: 13.4k kt2010: 13.6k kt2011: 13.0k kt2012: 12.9k kt2013: 13.5k kt2014: 13.6k kt2015: 13.4k kt2016: 13.6k kt2017: 13.5k kt2018: 13.5k kt2019: 13.4k kt2020: 13.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Japan stood at 13,445 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 15,095 kt in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,892 kt, in 2012.

That places Japan 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 13,585 kt —
1991 13,189 kt -2.9%
1992 14,112 kt +7.0%
1993 14,238 kt +0.9%
1994 15,095 kt +6.0%
1995 14,663 kt -2.9%
1996 14,150 kt -3.5%
1997 14,399 kt +1.8%
1998 13,387 kt -7.0%
1999 13,579 kt +1.4%
2000 13,636 kt +0.4%
2001 13,112 kt -3.8%
2002 13,358 kt +1.9%
2003 13,014 kt -2.6%
2004 13,303 kt +2.2%
2005 13,682 kt +2.9%
2006 13,586 kt -0.7%
2007 13,359 kt -1.7%
2008 13,178 kt -1.4%
2009 13,379 kt +1.5%
2010 13,649 kt +2.0%
2011 13,032 kt -4.5%
2012 12,892 kt -1.1%
2013 13,527 kt +4.9%
2014 13,554 kt +0.2%
2015 13,396 kt -1.2%
2016 13,607 kt +1.6%
2017 13,544 kt -0.5%
2018 13,484 kt -0.4%
2019 13,407 kt -0.6%
2020 13,445 kt +0.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 13,445 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 139.75 kt, 96.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,040 kt 13,189 kt 15,095 kt 10
2000s 13,361 kt 13,014 kt 13,682 kt 10
2010s 13,409 kt 12,892 kt 13,649 kt 10
2020s 13,445 kt 13,445 kt 13,445 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 United States 17,629 kt compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 16,899 kt compare
  3. 4 Italy 1,772 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 682.54 kt compare
  5. 5 Russia 682.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Japan?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Japan was 13,445 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 15,095 kt in 1994.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 12,892 kt in 2012.
How does Japan rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
26 places, 735 data points, 1990–2020
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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