Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Japan
Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 2.64 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Japan is 2.64 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Japan peaked at 5.07 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.64 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
That places Japan 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 Mt CO2e | 3.57 Mt CO2e | 5.07 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 Mt CO2e | 2.69 Mt CO2e | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 Mt CO2e | 2.64 Mt CO2e | 3.4 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 68 Uruguay 3.34 Mt CO2e compare
- 69 China, People's Republic of 3.25 Mt CO2e compare
- 70 Congo, Republic of 2.95 Mt CO2e compare
- 72 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.3 Mt CO2e compare
- 73 Gambia, The 2.3 Mt CO2e compare
- 74 Chile 2.08 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Japan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 16.66 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 23.82 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,416 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9,315 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Japan?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Japan was 2.64 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Japan ranks 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".