Environment in Japan 3,514 indicators covering environment for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 131,710 t 2024 down 32.0% 31st Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 1 t 2024 down 66.7% 63rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate 20.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 350.7% 47th Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 448 t 2024 down 3.0% 19th Forest land — Share in Land area 68.34 % 2024 down 0.2% 27th Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.9% 50th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.6% 55th Other land — Area 6,958 1000 ha 2024 up 4.9% 70th Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.6 g/Int$ 2024 down 17.5% 52nd Solid biofuels — Energy production 328,122 TJ 2024 up 14.6% 31st Fuelwood — Energy production 102,595 TJ 2024 up 117.0% 53rd Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 403,435 t 2024 up 17.1% 21st Chemical wood pulp — Export value 230,990 1000 USD 2024 up 33.5% 20th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 15.3% 22nd Veneer sheets — Production 60,000 m3 2024 unchanged 44th Recovered paper — Export value 341,792 1000 USD 2024 down 59.0% 6th Recovered paper — Export quantity 2.00 million t 2024 down 56.6% 6th Total Bioenergy — Energy production 328,617 TJ 2024 up 14.4% 32nd Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 21,240 t 2024 down 24.1% 7th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 64,714 1000 USD 2024 up 0.4% 2nd Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 157,894 TJ 2024 down 2.3% 38th Municipal water withdrawal 14.40 billion cubic meters 2023 down 4.0% 7th Fuelwood — Energy consumption 48,806 TJ 2024 down 4.2% 64th Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 176,631 TJ 2024 up 1.9% 37th Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 10,037 t 2024 down 8.8% 71st Household and sanitary papers — Import value 26,718 1000 USD 2024 up 10.4% 55th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.6265 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.7% 34th Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 11th Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 2.95 t per square kilometre 2023 down 35.2% 14th Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 5.4% 12th Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 2.85 t per square kilometre 2023 down 29.0% 14th Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 11.45 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 11.7% 144th Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 411.2% 46th Charcoal — Energy production 167.5 TJ 2024 down 52.7% 93rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 252,699 t 2024 up 22.9% 20th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 138,722 1000 USD 2024 up 46.7% 22nd Wood fuel — Import quantity 3,926 m3 2024 up 1,621.9% 44th Wood fuel — Import value 1,858 1000 USD 2024 up 620.2% 36th Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 147,510 Square kilometres 2023 up 0.3% 39th Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 3.24 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 11th Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 3.21 t per square kilometre 2023 down 33.1% 14th Land use hidden — Forest 249,350 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.1% 23rd Land use hidden — Planted Forest 101,840 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.6% 9th Wood residues — Import quantity 3,222 m3 2024 down 78.0% 49th Wood residues — Import value 1,944 1000 USD 2024 down 63.9% 34th Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 83.6 2024 down 18.8% 89th Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 86 2024 down 16.3% 78th Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.1797 m3 per person 2024 up 7.6% 51st Charcoal — Energy consumption 167.5 TJ 2024 down 52.7% 107th Annual freshwater withdrawals 79.70 billion billion cubic meters 2022 down 1.1% 10th Pulp for paper — Production 7.16 million t 2024 down 20.3% 12th Graphic papers — Production 6.97 million t 2024 down 40.1% 3rd Household and sanitary papers — Production 1.87 million t 2024 up 5.8% 4th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0155 m3 per person 2024 down 20.8% 105th Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.7% 107th Wood residues — Export quantity 2,640 m3 2024 down 62.3% 53rd Wood residues — Export value 340 1000 USD 2024 down 24.4% 49th Wood fuel — Export quantity 213 m3 2024 down 73.5% 85th Wood fuel — Export value 23 1000 USD 2024 down 80.7% 94th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.2% 123rd ← Previous Page 17 of 59 Next →