Climate Change in Japan

1,462 indicators covering climate change for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 301,392 TJ 2023 down 0.4% 7th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 6.7% 27th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 8.8% 13th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 7.4% 27th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 7.4% 27th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 7.4% 27th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 12th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.8572 kg per person 2023 down 7.4% 27th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 292.76 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 12th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.7% 59th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.8% 59th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.8% 59th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.8% 59th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.8% 59th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.547 kt 2023 down 24.1% 20th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.1831 kt 2023 down 14.8% 11th
Food Processing — Emissions 19,731 kt 2023 down 18.8% 9th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.31 kt 2023 down 24.1% 20th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48.53 kt 2023 down 14.8% 11th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.6493 2021 up 5.0% 49th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 15.38 million tonnes 2023 down 4.2% 9th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 26,624 TJ 2023 down 17.4% 7th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 3.0% 2023 down 28.9% 5th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 3.0% 2023 down 28.9% 5th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 3.0% 2023 down 28.9% 5th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,484 kt 2023 up 20.9% 23rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 52,772 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 16.6% 4th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 171,329 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 19.3% 6th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 4,400 kt 2023 up 20.9% 22nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 195.30 million tonnes 2024 down 24.4% 7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 1.58 tonnes per person 2024 down 22.1% 40th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 7.63 billion tonnes 2024 up 41.2% 7th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 298.27 kt 2023 up 101.3% 17th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 17.4% 104th
Food Processing — Emissions 19,731 kt 2023 down 18.8% 7th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.547 kt 2023 down 24.1% 15th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.1831 kt 2023 down 14.8% 9th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 141.62 kilograms 2024 up 9.0% 71st
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 17.53 million tonnes 2024 up 5.8% 8th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 939,204 tonnes 2026 down 79.9% 97th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,484 kt 2023 up 20.9% 17th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 4,400 kt 2023 up 20.9% 16th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 26.0% 54th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 298.27 kt 2023 up 101.3% 14th
Urban population 92.3% 2025 up 0.6% 26th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 11,904 TJ 2023 down 2.7% 20th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2024 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 13 2024 down 99.6% 125th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 6.13 2025 up 3.5% 60th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 15.5% 2015 up 0.5% 186th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 1.2% 2015 down 1.9% 16th
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 67,240 TJ 2023 down 1.1% 9th
Food Processing — Energy Use 170,874 TJ 2023 up 0.2% 8th
Food Processing — Energy Use 85,532 TJ 2023 down 8.8% 3rd
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 934.79 2023 down 24.5% 6th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.1632 2023 down 28.2% 62nd
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.142 2023 down 34.3% 124th
Food Retail — Energy Use 2.24 TJ 2023 down 99.9% 84th