Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Japan

Japan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.9263 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9263 Mt CO2e
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.4 Mt CO2e
in 1988
All-time low
0.4385 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Japan, 1970–2024

0.511.522.5197019972024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.9263 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Japan peaked at 2.4 Mt CO2e in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4385 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Japan ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5827 Mt CO2e 0.4385 Mt CO2e 0.7982 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 1.88 Mt CO2e 0.6716 Mt CO2e 2.4 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 1.1 Mt CO2e 1.01 Mt CO2e 1.19 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 1.22 Mt CO2e 1.01 Mt CO2e 1.32 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 1.05 Mt CO2e 0.951 Mt CO2e 1.18 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 0.9561 Mt CO2e 0.919 Mt CO2e 0.9857 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 16 Nigeria 1.08 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 17 Germany 1.04 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 18 Poland 1 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 20 Vietnam 0.9126 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 21 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8995 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 22 Italy 0.8747 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Japan?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Japan was 0.9263 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2.4 Mt CO2e in 1988.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4385 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Japan rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Japan ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).