Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan

Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,078 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,078 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2,608 kt
in 1995
All-time low
1,455 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, 1961–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 2,078 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan peaked at 2,608 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,455 kt, in 1961.

Japan ranks 13th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,455 kt
1962 1,516 kt +4.2%
1963 1,590 kt +4.9%
1964 1,670 kt +5.0%
1965 1,754 kt +5.1%
1966 1,842 kt +5.0%
1967 1,927 kt +4.6%
1968 2,006 kt +4.1%
1969 2,078 kt +3.6%
1970 1,977 kt -4.8%
1971 2,038 kt +3.1%
1972 2,083 kt +2.2%
1973 2,146 kt +3.1%
1974 2,133 kt -0.6%
1975 2,157 kt +1.1%
1976 2,213 kt +2.6%
1977 2,210 kt -0.1%
1978 2,263 kt +2.4%
1979 2,276 kt +0.6%
1980 2,268 kt -0.3%
1981 2,279 kt +0.5%
1982 2,311 kt +1.4%
1983 2,343 kt +1.4%
1984 2,372 kt +1.2%
1985 2,398 kt +1.1%
1986 2,427 kt +1.2%
1987 2,475 kt +2.0%
1988 2,502 kt +1.1%
1989 2,525 kt +1.0%
1990 2,486 kt -1.6%
1991 2,478 kt -0.3%
1992 2,523 kt +1.8%
1993 2,533 kt +0.4%
1994 2,576 kt +1.7%
1995 2,608 kt +1.2%
1996 2,584 kt -0.9%
1997 2,544 kt -1.5%
1998 2,552 kt +0.3%
1999 2,536 kt -0.6%
2000 2,523 kt -0.5%
2001 2,502 kt -0.8%
2002 2,470 kt -1.3%
2003 2,430 kt -1.6%
2004 2,406 kt -1.0%
2005 2,377 kt -1.2%
2006 2,372 kt -0.2%
2007 2,345 kt -1.1%
2008 2,335 kt -0.5%
2009 2,292 kt -1.8%
2010 2,237 kt -2.4%
2011 2,252 kt +0.7%
2012 2,245 kt -0.4%
2013 2,263 kt +0.8%
2014 2,231 kt -1.4%
2015 2,234 kt +0.1%
2016 2,162 kt -3.2%
2017 2,149 kt -0.6%
2018 2,184 kt +1.6%
2019 2,168 kt -0.7%
2020 2,149 kt -0.9%
2021 2,099 kt -2.3%
2022 2,088 kt -0.5%
2023 2,078 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,760 kt 1,455 kt 2,078 kt 9
1970s 2,150 kt 1,977 kt 2,276 kt 10
1980s 2,390 kt 2,268 kt 2,525 kt 10
1990s 2,542 kt 2,478 kt 2,608 kt 10
2000s 2,405 kt 2,292 kt 2,523 kt 10
2010s 2,212 kt 2,149 kt 2,263 kt 10
2020s 2,103 kt 2,078 kt 2,149 kt 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 10 Germany 2,213 kt compare
  2. 11 Mexico 2,173 kt compare
  3. 12 Nigeria 2,165 kt compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,056 kt compare
  5. 15 Egypt 1,937 kt compare
  6. 16 France 1,858 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Japan was 2,078 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2,608 kt in 1995.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,455 kt in 1961.
How does Japan rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Japan ranks 13th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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