Rice — Emissions intensity in Japan
Japan: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in Japan is 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Japan peaked at 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9476 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2021.
That places Japan 88th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 1.28 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9846 kg CO2eq/kg | -31.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9974 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9735 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9968 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9678 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9541 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9524 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9615 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9535 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9604 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.969 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9684 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9687 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9476 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9477 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +36.0% | 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg |
| 1994 | -31.8% | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9846 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.05 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9846 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9735 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9524 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9571 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9476 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9687 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 — emissions intensity in Japan?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Japan was 0.9646 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg in 1993.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9476 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Japan ranks 88th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.