Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Japan
Japan: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure was 508 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
508
Change on year
up 36.2%
World rank
4th
of 85 countries
All-time high
508
in 2023
All-time low
256
in 2017
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Japan, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Japan is 508, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Japan peaked at 508 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 256, in 2017.
Japan ranks 4th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 276 | — |
| 2016 | 284 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 256 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 273 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 298 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 316 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 340 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 373 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 508 | +36.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 508 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.5, 16.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Japan's 508 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 4.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 277.4 | 256 | 298 | 5 |
| 2020s | 384.25 | 316 | 508 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 China 1,342 compare
- 2 United States 1,222 compare
- 3 India 689 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 487 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 487 compare
- 7 Malaysia 330 compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Japan?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Japan was 508 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 508 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 256 in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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