Japan's main sources of methane emissions include wetlands, rice paddy fields, and ruminant animals.
Since 1850, Japan has released methane emissions equivalent to 5.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂e) from fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural sources. Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statista. (February 13, 2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. (2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista, Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in Japan from 1850 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382987/japan-cumulative-methane-emissions/