Japan - Environment
As far as the environment of Japan is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Japan
| Climate | We have varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 43.981 million tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 430 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 14.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 10.3 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 53.3 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 10.84 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1,135.89 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 29.99 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 12.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 11.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.9% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 68.4% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 18.9% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 92% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | -0.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 37.194 million TOKYO (capital), 19.013 million Osaka, 9.569 million Nagoya, 5.490 million Kitakyushu-Fukuoka, 2.937 million Shizuoka-Hamamatsu, 2.666 million Sapporo (2023). |
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