Environment in Japan 3,514 indicators covering environment for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 438,760 t 2024 down 19.9% 38th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.9% 91st Wood pulp — Export quantity 514,306 t 2024 up 31.2% 20th Wood pulp — Export value 334,590 1000 USD 2024 up 58.1% 23rd Newsprint — Export quantity 632 t 2024 down 91.0% 54th Veneer sheets — Export quantity 594 m3 2024 up 0.8% 94th Veneer sheets — Export value 2,792 1000 USD 2024 down 52.3% 71st Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 — 77th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 up 18.7% 64th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 30.71 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 14,521.2% 50th Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre 30.71 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 14,521.2% 58th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 36.79 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 359.3% 63rd Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 92.76 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 60.0% 37th Pulp for paper — Import value, per capita 0.0078 1000 USD per person 2024 down 16.8% 30th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita 0.0088 t per person 2024 down 32.5% 36th Newsprint — Export value 265 1000 USD 2024 down 92.9% 57th Wood charcoal — Export value 1,253 1000 USD 2024 down 51.3% 62nd Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0072 1000 USD per person 2024 down 13.4% 34th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0085 t per person 2024 down 27.0% 39th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 23.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.7% 8th Pulp for paper — Export quantity 403,474 t 2024 up 16.0% 21st Pulp for paper — Export value 231,311 1000 USD 2024 up 31.0% 22nd Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 37.6% 107th Wood charcoal — Export quantity 179 t 2024 down 82.1% 98th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 55.97 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% 20th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 13,488 t 2024 down 46.0% 29th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 10,817 1000 USD 2024 down 43.0% 24th Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 731,847 t 2024 up 13.3% 17th Printing and writing papers — Export value 640,485 1000 USD 2024 up 10.2% 18th Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.6% 56th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.8% 55th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 2.92 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 23rd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 3.26 t per square kilometre 2023 up 104.0% 26th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1652 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 27.8% 62nd Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0085 1000 USD per person 2024 down 19.7% 30th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0093 t per person 2024 down 32.4% 34th Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.3% 59th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% 58th Watermelons — Yield 34,090 kg/ha 2024 up 3.0% 37th Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.0302 t per square kilometre 2023 down 56.0% 127th Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.35 kg/cap 2024 down 16.7% 95th Other fibreboard — Export quantity 386 m3 2024 down 56.4% 58th Other fibreboard — Export value 351 1000 USD 2024 down 47.2% 49th Wood charcoal — Import quantity 120,346 t 2024 down 20.8% 6th Wood charcoal — Import value 112,283 1000 USD 2024 down 11.7% 4th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 67,373 1000 Int$ 2024 down 18.8% 33rd Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production 1.23 million t 2024 down 17.2% 4th Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 10.06 kg/ha 2024 down 15.1% 31st Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 98,113 t 2024 up 36.5% 23rd Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 26,095 t 2024 up 19.8% 35th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -25.8% 2024 down 29.5% 175th 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 Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 68.3% 66th Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 42,956 t 2024 down 19.8% 17th Insecticides — Agricultural Use 12,171 t 2024 down 32.5% 11th Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 17,281 t 2024 down 23.9% 12th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square 0.0176 t per square kilometre 2023 up 79.9% 54th Herbicides — Agricultural Use 13,055 t 2024 up 5.7% 19th ← Previous Page 16 of 59 Next →