Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Japan
Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Japan stood at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Japan peaked at 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1971.
Japan ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 22.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 15 Aruba 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belgium 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 17 Israel 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 20 Luxembourg 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9466 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Japan?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Japan was 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- 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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.