Share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan
Japan: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.6119 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6119
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
34th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.76
in 1952
All-time low
0.6119
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan is 0.6119, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan peaked at 1.76 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.6119, in 2024.
Japan ranks 34th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.57 | — |
| 1851 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1852 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 1.55 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 1.54 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 1.54 | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.53 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.53 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.53 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.53 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.54 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 1.55 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 1.55 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 1.56 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.57 | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 1.57 | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 1.58 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.59 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.59 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.6 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.6 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.57 | -1.8% |
| 1873 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 1874 | 1.48 | -3.2% |
| 1875 | 1.43 | -3.3% |
| 1876 | 1.38 | -3.2% |
| 1877 | 1.35 | -2.8% |
| 1878 | 1.32 | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 1.29 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 1881 | 1.28 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 1.28 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.28 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.28 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 1.28 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1.28 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 1.26 | -2.2% |
| 1891 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 1.24 | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.23 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.23 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.23 | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 1.22 | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.22 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.21 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 1.21 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 1.21 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 1.21 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 1.19 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 1.19 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 1.16 | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 1.14 | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 1.1 | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1922 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 1.05 | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 1.08 | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 1.12 | +3.9% |
| 1934 | 1.18 | +4.6% |
| 1935 | 1.23 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | 1.3 | +5.0% |
| 1937 | 1.36 | +4.7% |
| 1938 | 1.41 | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 1.46 | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 1.5 | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 1.54 | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 1.59 | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 1.63 | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 1.67 | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 1.7 | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 1.72 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 1.75 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 1.76 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 1.76 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 1.76 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.76 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.76 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.75 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.75 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.74 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 1.68 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.66 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.61 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.59 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.59 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.59 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.58 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.5 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.52 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.57 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.52 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.41 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.41 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.39 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.39 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.29 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.36 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.43 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.41 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.49 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.39 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.42 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.49 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.61 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.66 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.67 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.66 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.54 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.19 | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 1.17 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9668 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8714 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8181 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8204 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.76 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7562 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7662 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.742 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7268 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7143 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7043 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6867 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6789 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.657 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6582 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6445 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6182 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6119 | -1.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6119 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 7.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6119 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 11.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.57 | 1.54 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.22 | 1.04 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.66 | 1.5 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.39 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.8181 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7356 | 0.6789 | 0.8204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.638 | 0.6119 | 0.6582 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Spain 0.642 compare
- 32 South Sudan 0.6355 compare
- 33 Philippines 0.6269 compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6001 compare
- 36 Angola 0.5885 compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 0.5362 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 share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Japan was 0.6119 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 1952.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6119 in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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