In 2023, the methane emissions in Japan amounted to approximately **** million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent, a decrease compared to around **** million metric tons in 2010. The largest source for methane emissions was rice cultivation.
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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan. (April 25, 2025). Methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan. "Methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 25, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan. (2025). Methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan. "Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan, Methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan, April 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170097/japan-methane-emissions/
