Environment in Japan

3,514 indicators covering environment for Japan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 36.64 2022 down 1.1% 47th
Printing and writing papers — Production 5.44 million t 2024 down 35.9% 4th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 63,941 m3 2024 down 80.6% 35th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 39,741 1000 USD 2024 down 71.8% 21st
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 9.5% 58th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 3.29 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.8% 2nd
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 192.1% 92nd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 1.79 million m3 2024 down 53.3% 10th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 453,550 1000 USD 2024 down 49.7% 5th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 1.79 million m3 2024 down 53.3% 10th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 453,550 1000 USD 2024 down 49.7% 5th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 0.1308 m3 per person 2024 up 7.0% 47th
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 139 m3 2024 down 97.7% 83rd
Wood chips and particles — Export value 109 1000 USD 2024 down 60.1% 68th
Other industrial roundwood, coniferous (production) — Production 1.64 million m3 2024 up 146.1% 8th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person 2024 up 83.8% 116th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.1% 96th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 24,444 1000 USD 2024 down 47.8% 24th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 23,425 m3 2024 down 60.6% 49th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 62.04 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 7.4% 20th
Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 7,552 t 2024 down 24.5% 52nd
Household and sanitary papers — Export value 20,997 1000 USD 2024 down 29.2% 38th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 113.0% 124th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 3,478 m3 2024 up 73.9% 93rd
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 19.74 million m3 2024 down 4.9% 1st
Wood chips and particles — Import value 2.07 million 1000 USD 2024 down 8.6% 3rd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 1,546 1000 USD 2024 up 18.8% 88th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square 6.07 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 22.1% 62nd
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export quantity 38 t 2024 down 98.7% 54th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export value 299 1000 USD 2024 down 91.1% 38th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production 10,032 t 2024 down 56.4% 36th
Particle board — Import quantity 220,440 m3 2024 down 16.2% 34th
Particle board — Import value 98,168 1000 USD 2024 down 11.6% 24th
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 17.0% 2022 down 9.3% 100th
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0176 m3 per person 2024 up 152.5% 57th
Inland waters — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 up 2.7% 95th
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.0% 120th
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 192.7% 80th
Wood pulp — Production 7.32 million t 2024 down 19.2% 12th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2676 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.3% 11th
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals 16.4% 2022 up 15.4% 63rd
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per square kilometre 44.37 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% 17th
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0.0044 m3 per person 2024 up 152.0% 71st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per square 0.2908 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 30.7% 98th
Exposure to air pollution from human sources 10 micrograms per cubic meter 2024 down 20.4% 134th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution 10.5 µg/m³ 2024 down 19.8% 161st
Newsprint — Production 1.52 million t 2024 down 51.4% 3rd
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 129,982 million USD 2023 down 34.2% 10th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 129,050 million USD 2023 down 21.2% 9th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value 17.07 million million SLC 2023 down 11.4% 15th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value 15.62 million million SLC 2023 down 21.2% 13th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 10,095 million USD 2023 down 40.5% 12th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 10,400 million USD 2023 down 26.1% 11th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 23.26 % 2023 down 23.8% 33rd
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 21.67 % 2023 down 21.6% 41st
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.9319 % 2023 down 29.7% 148th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.9026 2023 down 27.4% 48th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.8944 2023 down 21.3% 53rd
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.9319 % 2023 down 29.7% 148th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1.82 million m3 2024 up 250.6% 10th