Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0323 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0323 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0717 kt per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Japan 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0456 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0513 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0544 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0638 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0669 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0677 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0692 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0692 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0698 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0699 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0691 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0687 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.069 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0695 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0691 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0691 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0696 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0714 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0714 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0708 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0705 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0713 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0694 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0678 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0649 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0622 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0588 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0565 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0551 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0526 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0517 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0487 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0435 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0389 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0389 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0367 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0369 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0488 kt per square kilometre | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | 0.0638 kt per square kilometre | 0.0699 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0693 kt per square kilometre | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0691 kt per square kilometre | 0.0622 kt per square kilometre | 0.0717 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0536 kt per square kilometre | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0323 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0717 kt per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.