Press Release

June 24, 2022
  • Environmental Policy

Release of Report on the Market Size and Employment of the Environmental Industry

Release of Report on the Market Size and Employment of the Environmental Industry
 
June 24, 2022
 
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan, releases every year the "Report on the Market Size and Employment of the Environmental Industry," which summarizes the estimated results of the market size and employment of the environmental industry. MOE Japan has compiled the estimated results as of the end of FY2020 and published the "FY 2021 Report on the Market Size and Employment of the Environmental Industry."
 
1. Definition of the Environmental Industry
The environmental industry is defined, in this report, as "an industry whose products and services contribute directly or indirectly to environmental protection and resource management, and to the realization of a sustainable society," based on the definition and concept of the environmental industry by OECD and Eurostat.
 
Specifically, the report consists of four sections: "environmental pollution prevention," "global warming countermeasures," "waste treatment and effective use of resources," and "natural environment conservation."
 
To estimate the market size, employment size and export and import value of the environmental industry, MOE Japan reviews the coverage of the industry every year based on environment-related laws and regulations and the recent development of the industry. As such review is reflected in the estimation, estimation results may not coincide with those published up until now.


2. Key Points of the Estimated Results
(1) Past estimation
(i) Market size
  • The estimated market size of the environmental industry was approximately 104.436 trillion yen in 2020, down by 5.5% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 1.8 times from 2000.
  • The market size of the environmental industry as a percentage of all industrial sectors has increased from 6.1% in 2000 to 10.7% in 2020.  Compared to the previous year, the percentage of the market size remained almost unchanged. It shows a diminishing trend similar to the domestic market as a whole due to the impact of COVID-19.
 (ii) Employment size
  • In 2020, estimated employment in the environmental industry amounted to approximately 2,521,000 people, down by 5.8% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 1.4 times from 2000.
 
(iii) Export and import value
Estimated export revenues from the environmental industry were approximately 17.0 trillion yen in 2020, down by 12.8% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 9.6 times from 2000, while estimated import value of the environmental industry was approximately 5.0 trillion yen, down by 4.7% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 9.3 times from 2000.
 
(iv) Amount of added value
Estimated amount of added value in the environmental industry was approximately 44.6 trillion yen, down by 4.2% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 1.6 times from 2000.
 
(v) Economic ripple effect
Estimated economic ripple effect of the environmental industry was approximately 196.8 trillion yen, down by 7.3% from the previous year and an increase of approximately 1.8 times from 2000.
 
(2) Future estimation
The domestic market size is estimated to continue its upward trend and grow to approximately 124.4 trillion* yen by 2050. The largest share of the market is accounted for by "global warming countermeasures" at 42.9%, followed by "waste treatment and effective utilization of resources."
 
3. Other
Information concerning the environmental industry is available on the webpage titled "Environmental Industry-related Information (Results of the Survey of Market Size, etc. of the Environmental Industry)" on the Environment Economy Information portal (Japanese).
http://www.env.go.jp/policy/keizai_portal/B_industry/index.html
 

Contact

Environmental planning division, Minister's secretariat, Ministry of the Environment
Representative number
03-3581-3351
Director
OKAMURA Sachiyo
Staff
KAWAMYRA Tomoki

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