Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Last Updated: November 19, 2007

Statistics

Facts & Figures : Environment

International Comparison (Calendar Year)

- ODA Commitments of Major Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Countries: Top Five Countries: 2003-2005*

Country	2003	2004	2005	Total	%
Japan	113	260	301	673	18%
United States	182	194	260	636	17%
The Netherlands	122	170	225	517	13%
Germany	100	194	128	422	11%
France	96	171	140	407	11%
Other Countries	304	450	427	1181	31%
Total	917	1437	1481	3836	100%

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- Trends in ODA Commitments of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Volume and Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC·CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Region: 2003-2005*

Region	Commitments	Subregion	Commitments
Asia	621	Far East Asia	458
		South and Central Asia	147
		Middle East	14
		Asia Regional/Multicountry	3
Africa	12	South of Sahara	6
		North of Sahara	5
		Africa Regional/Multicountry	0
America	33	North and Central America	16
		South America	16
		America Regional/Multicountry	0
Oceania	4
Europe	2
Other	2
Total	673

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments exclude aid to Eastern Europe and graduated countries.
	2)	"Other" includes regions unspecified.
	3)	Regions are categorized based on the categorization used for DAC statistics. "Far East Asia" also includes Southeast Asia.

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category: 2003-2005*

Category	Commitments
Environment Policy and Administrative Management	208
Biodiversity	160
Flood Prevention/Control	158
Biosphere Protection	77
Site Preservation	65
Environmental Education/Training	4
Environmental Research	1
Total	673

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments include grant aid, Japanese ODA loan, and technical cooperation.
	2)	Japan has been reporting its commitments for Technical Cooperation to DAC since 2003.
	3)	Total may not add up due to rounding off.

Photo from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Handbook (MOFA, 2005)