Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Japan
Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil was 1.26 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.26 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Japan peaked at 1.33 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.26 Mt CO2e, in 2017.
Japan ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil in Japan, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.33 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.32 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.32 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 1.3 Mt CO2e | 1.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 17 Colombia 2.01 Mt CO2e compare
- 18 New Zealand 1.87 Mt CO2e compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 1.72 Mt CO2e compare
- 21 Canada 1.16 Mt CO2e compare
- 22 Italy 0.8608 Mt CO2e compare
- 23 Switzerland 0.7638 Mt CO2e 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 758 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 481 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Japan?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil in Japan was 1.26 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 - organic soil recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 - Organic Soil (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 "Organic soil".