In 2007-2008 this indicator has reached record-breaking high point in 1 371 million tons. It is the first year in which Japan (the fifth place in the world on emissions) has carried out of the obligations on the Kiotsky report. Emissions of 2008-2009th all on 1,9 % exceeded an indicator of 1990-1991. While it is the preliminary data; the official information will appear in April of the next year.

Sharp falling of volumes of emissions is noted against former intensity of use of an atomic energy (the atomic engineering does not make emissions of hotbed gases and plays a key role in aspiration of Japan to fulfil the requirement of the Kiotsky report). Decrease basically reflects industrial production recession: recession of the second economy of the world has reached 3,2 %, and the number of the unemployed has increased to 640 thousand.