Environment in Japan 56 indicators covering environment for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.7% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 174.9 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.5% 6th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2065 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.8% 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 432.37 Mt CO2e 2024 down 26.7% 5th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.84 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 21.6% 28th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 972.27 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.7% 5th Aquaculture production 802,045 metric tons 2024 down 21.5% 15th Capture fisheries production 2.85 million metric tons 2024 down 23.8% 8th Total fisheries production 3.65 million metric tons 2024 down 23.3% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 54.28 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.7% 10th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 161.04 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.2% 6th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 41.96 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.6% 13th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 103.8 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.3% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 5.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.9% 51st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9263 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.6% 19th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.4% 12th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.2% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.47 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.1% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.83 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.8% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.9% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.53 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.3% 30th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.89 Mt CO2e 2024 down 26.7% 19th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4405 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.9% 9th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.5% 5th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 20.1% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.3% 25th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.5% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.3% 61st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.9% 9th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.6% 44th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.3% 39th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 23.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.7% 8th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1652 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 27.8% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -16.3% 2024 down 270.8% 160th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -43.2% 2024 down 17.9% 194th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -17.9% 2024 down 428.3% 168th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -25.8% 2024 down 29.5% 175th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 68.3% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.6265 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.7% 34th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 36.64 2022 down 1.1% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 3.29 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.8% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2676 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.3% 11th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 1,043 Mt CO2e 2023 down 22.3% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -50.71 Mt CO2e 2023 up 32.9% 163rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 up 205.4% 141st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 58.79 2022 up 9.5% 58th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -57.77 Mt CO2e 2023 up 30.9% 163rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 2.64 Mt CO2e 2023 down 12.4% 71st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 4.77 Mt CO2e 2023 up 21.3% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 1.26 Mt CO2e 2023 down 0.8% 20th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 9.7% 2017 down 73.9% 152nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd