Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan
Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 156 Tuvalu 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 157 India 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 158 Angola 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 160 Luxembourg 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 161 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 kt per person 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 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
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.