Carbon in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Exports In 2022, Japan exported $228M in Carbon, making it the 11th largest exporter of Carbon in the world. At the same year, Carbon was the 310th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Carbon exports from Japan are: China ($66.4M), Thailand ($33.3M), United States ($29.6M), South Korea ($16.3M), and Indonesia ($12.3M).

The fastest growing export markets for Carbon of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Sweden ($8.17M), United States ($6.18M), and Thailand ($4.18M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $260M in Carbon, becoming the 9th largest importer of Carbon in the world. At the same year, Carbon was the 335th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Carbon primarily from: Thailand ($66.9M), South Korea ($61.7M), China ($45.2M), United States ($26.3M), and Germany ($16.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Carbon for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Thailand ($14.7M), South Korea ($11.8M), and India ($5.35M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Carbon from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

About

Overview In January 2024 Japan's Carbon exports accounted up to ¥2.07B and imports accounted up to ¥2.9B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥833M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Carbon have decreased by ¥-25.9M (-1.23%) from ¥2.1B to ¥2.07B, while imports increased by ¥26.2M (0.91%) from ¥2.88B to ¥2.9B.

Destinations In January 2024, Carbon were exported mostly to China (¥550M), Thailand (¥318M), United States (¥250M), Indonesia (¥173M), and South Korea (¥142M), and were imported mostly from Thailand (¥966M), South Korea (¥655M), China (¥635M), India (¥156M), and United States (¥145M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Carbon's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (¥-61.2M or -10.7%), Poland (¥-59.5M or -59.1%), and Turkey (¥-32M or -57.7%). In January 2024, the increase in Carbon's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from South Korea (¥237M or 45.8%), United States (¥156M or 69.7%), and India (¥140M or 213%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-25.9M(-1.23%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥26.2M(0.91%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Aichi¥466M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)China¥550M

This section shows Carbon's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Carbon over time.

For full datasets download visit Bulk Download page.

Go to Bulk Download

Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$228M

IMPORTS (2022)$260M

NET TRADE (2022)-$31.4M

In 2022, Japan exported $228M in Carbon. The main destinations of Japan exports on Carbon were China ($66.4M), Thailand ($33.3M), United States ($29.6M), South Korea ($16.3M), and Indonesia ($12.3M).

In 2022, Japan imported $260M in Carbon, mainly from Thailand ($66.9M), South Korea ($61.7M), China ($45.2M), United States ($26.3M), and Germany ($16.2M).

Explore Visualizations