Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan

Japan: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 3.83 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3.83 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
6.18 kt
in 1990
All-time low
3.64 kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Japan, 1990–2020

02461990200520201990: 6.2 kt1991: 5.8 kt1992: 5.7 kt1993: 6.1 kt1994: 5.8 kt1995: 5.3 kt1996: 5.1 kt1997: 5 kt1998: 4.9 kt1999: 4.9 kt2000: 5 kt2001: 4.8 kt2002: 4.8 kt2003: 5.1 kt2004: 4.8 kt2005: 4.8 kt2006: 4.7 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 3.7 kt2009: 3.6 kt2010: 4.2 kt2011: 4 kt2012: 4.1 kt2013: 4.2 kt2014: 4.1 kt2015: 3.9 kt2016: 3.9 kt2017: 3.9 kt2018: 3.9 kt2019: 3.8 kt2020: 3.8 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan stood at 3.83 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan peaked at 6.18 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.64 kt, in 2009.

That places Japan 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.47 kt 4.88 kt 6.18 kt 10
2000s 4.63 kt 3.64 kt 5.06 kt 10
2010s 3.99 kt 3.85 kt 4.24 kt 10
2020s 3.83 kt 3.83 kt 3.83 kt 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 19 Czechia 4.49 kt compare
  2. 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.04 kt compare
  3. 21 Denmark 3.96 kt compare
  4. 23 Sweden 3.38 kt compare
  5. 24 Greece 3.19 kt compare
  6. 25 Lithuania 3.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Japan was 3.83 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 6.18 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.64 kt in 2009.
How does Japan rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,438 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