Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Japan
Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -25.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Japan, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Japan recorded -25.8% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan peaked at -0.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -25.8%, in 2024.
Japan ranks 175th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.5% | -14.7% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -19.0% | -21.4% | -16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.5% | -24.1% | -14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -24.9% | -25.8% | -24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 66.55 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,843 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,340 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 310 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 249 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,023 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan was -25.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.8% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.