Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Japan
Japan: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 231 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in Japan stood at 231 kt. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Japan peaked at 729 kt in 1978 and was at its lowest, 231 kt, in 2023.
That places Japan 58th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 445 kt | — |
| 1962 | 475 kt | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 505 kt | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 537 kt | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 571 kt | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 606 kt | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 643 kt | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 682 kt | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 723 kt | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 678 kt | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 714 kt | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 721 kt | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 727 kt | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 722 kt | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 713 kt | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 726 kt | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 724 kt | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 729 kt | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 728 kt | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 717 kt | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 709 kt | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 707 kt | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 709 kt | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 709 kt | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 701 kt | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 699 kt | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 703 kt | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 707 kt | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 706 kt | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 723 kt | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 724 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 707 kt | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 689 kt | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 684 kt | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 661 kt | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 636 kt | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 609 kt | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 569 kt | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 539 kt | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 528 kt | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 501 kt | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 482 kt | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 460 kt | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 448 kt | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 438 kt | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 430 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 432 kt | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 371 kt | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 369 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 371 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 352 kt | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 327 kt | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 323 kt | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 295 kt | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 283 kt | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 271 kt | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 269 kt | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 273 kt | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 258 kt | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 248 kt | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 247 kt | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 238 kt | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 231 kt | -2.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 231 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 231 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kt, 12.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 576.33 kt | 445 kt | 723 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 718.2 kt | 678 kt | 729 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 706.7 kt | 699 kt | 717 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 654.1 kt | 539 kt | 724 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 445.9 kt | 369 kt | 528 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.2 kt | 258 kt | 371 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 241 kt | 231 kt | 248 kt | 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 waste — emissions in Japan?
- Waste — emissions in Japan was 231 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 729 kt in 1978.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 231 kt in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for waste — emissions?
- Japan ranks 58th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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