Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan

Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
159th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0001 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 2023.

That places Japan 159th out of 186 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.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0002 kt per person +5.5%
1963 0.0002 kt per person +5.1%
1964 0.0002 kt per person +5.1%
1965 0.0002 kt per person +5.1%
1966 0.0002 kt per person +5.1%
1967 0.0002 kt per person +4.9%
1968 0.0002 kt per person +4.7%
1969 0.0002 kt per person +4.5%
1970 0.0002 kt per person +3.5%
1971 0.0002 kt per person +2.6%
1972 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
1973 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
1974 0.0002 kt per person -1.6%
1975 0.0002 kt per person -1.8%
1976 0.0002 kt per person +0.8%
1977 0.0002 kt per person -1.0%
1978 0.0002 kt per person +0.0%
1979 0.0002 kt per person -0.7%
1980 0.0002 kt per person -1.9%
1981 0.0002 kt per person -1.4%
1982 0.0002 kt per person -0.7%
1983 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
1984 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
1985 0.0002 kt per person -1.2%
1986 0.0002 kt per person -0.5%
1987 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1988 0.0002 kt per person +0.2%
1989 0.0002 kt per person -0.3%
1990 0.0002 kt per person +1.5%
1991 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
1992 0.0002 kt per person -1.1%
1993 0.0002 kt per person -0.8%
1994 0.0002 kt per person +0.8%
1995 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1996 0.0002 kt per person -3.4%
1997 0.0002 kt per person -2.5%
1998 0.0002 kt per person -4.5%
1999 0.0002 kt per person -4.3%
2000 0.0002 kt per person -2.3%
2001 0.0002 kt per person -3.7%
2002 0.0002 kt per person -4.2%
2003 0.0002 kt per person -2.7%
2004 0.0002 kt per person -2.5%
2005 0.0001 kt per person -2.1%
2006 0.0001 kt per person -1.8%
2007 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2008 0.0001 kt per person -6.1%
2009 0.0001 kt per person -5.8%
2010 0.0001 kt per person -2.2%
2011 0.0001 kt per person -2.8%
2012 0.0001 kt per person -4.3%
2013 0.0001 kt per person +2.4%
2014 0.0001 kt per person -8.3%
2015 0.0001 kt per person +0.0%
2016 0.0001 kt per person -5.7%
2017 0.0001 kt per person +0.8%
2018 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
2019 0.0001 kt per person -2.9%
2020 0.0001 kt per person -5.6%
2021 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
2022 0.0001 kt per person -2.2%
2023 0.0001 kt per person -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 156 Tuvalu 0.0001 kt per person compare
  2. 157 India 0.0001 kt per person compare
  3. 158 Angola 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 160 Luxembourg 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 161 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 162 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1971.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023.
How does Japan rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Japan ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.