Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Japan
Japan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -43.2% in 2024. β Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Japan, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan stood at -43.2%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan peaked at 27.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -43.2%, in 2024.
Japan ranks 194th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 1.9% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.8% | -33.5% | -9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -36.5% | -40.1% | -32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -41.5% | -43.2% | -40.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Japan was -43.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.2% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 194th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 nitrous oxide (N2O), 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.