Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Japan
Japan: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 1,043 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,043 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Japan peaked at 1,342 Mt CO2e in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,043 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
That places Japan 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,268 Mt CO2e | 1,175 Mt CO2e | 1,306 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,259 Mt CO2e | 1,158 Mt CO2e | 1,342 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,085 Mt CO2e | 1,043 Mt CO2e | 1,114 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Japan?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Japan was 1,043 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,342 Mt CO2e in 2013.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).