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Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

5.74Mt CO2e · 2024-24.7% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Japan from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20245.74
20235.868
20226.053
20216.192
20206.209
20196.575
20186.767
20177.02
20167.129
20157.416
20147.622
20137.91
20128.022
20118.403
20108.861
20099.07
20089.818
200710.462
200610.827
200511.276
200411.695
200312.117
200212.546
200113.031
200013.709
199914.358
199815.014
199716.046
199616.757
199517.275
199417.748
199317.903
199218.38
199118.821
199019.155
198918.566
198818.497
198718.327
198618.122
198518.115
198418.242
198318.149
198218.001
198117.941
198018.09
197918.281
197818.189
197717.952
197617.912
197517.443
197417.597
197317.641
197217.383
197117.092
197016.05

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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