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Japan CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
972.266.973
tons
Year-over-Year
−3,01%
decrease
Global Share
2,45%
Per Capita
7,79
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Japan were 972.266.973 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions decreased by −3,01% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −30.171.221 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 1.002.438.194 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Japan are equivalent to 7,79 tons per person, a decrease by −0,21 over the figure of 8 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −2,7% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Japan

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 972.266.973 −3,01% 7,79 2,45%
2023 1.002.438.194 −4,58% 8 2,56%
2022 1.050.503.237 −2,75% 8,36 2,73%
2021 1.080.205.988 1,88% 8,57 2,83%
2020 1.060.226.923 −5,66% 8,38 2,93%
2019 1.123.812.966 −3,38% 8,86 2,96%
2018 1.163.127.765 −4,11% 9,15 3,07%
2017 1.212.942.333 −1,28% 9,51 3,28%
2016 1.228.653.720 −0,32% 9,62 3,38%
2015 1.232.576.224 −3,22% 9,63 3,40%
2014 1.273.569.787 −3,77% 9,94 3,50%
2013 1.323.489.933 1,15% 10,31 3,66%
2012 1.308.401.635 3,03% 10,19 3,69%
2011 1.269.889.656 4,34% 9,88 3,62%
2010 1.217.064.064 5,15% 9,47 3,58%
2009 1.157.494.952 −5,18% 9 3,62%
2008 1.220.765.293 −5,49% 9,5 3,77%
2007 1.291.735.211 2,84% 10,05 4,01%
2006 1.256.038.306 −1,77% 9,78 4,05%
2005 1.278.684.938 0,92% 9,96 4,26%
2004 1.267.044.936 −0,38% 9,88 4,38%
2003 1.271.926.749 0,59% 9,93 4,60%
2002 1.264.500.854 2,81% 9,89 4,79%
2001 1.229.989.463 −1,09% 9,63 4,73%
2000 1.243.576.760 1,5% 9,75 4,84%
1999 1.225.171.574 3,44% 9,62 4,91%
1998 1.184.390.386 −3,84% 9,32 4,78%
1997 1.231.696.764 −1,15% 9,71 5,01%
1996 1.246.029.039 1,04% 9,84 5,16%
1995 1.233.224.288 0,81% 9,76 5,21%
1994 1.223.346.421 4,57% 9,7 5,31%
1993 1.169.827.618 −0,64% 9,31 5,13%
1992 1.177.372.068 0,46% 9,39 5,18%
1991 1.172.036.794 0,84% 9,38 5,14%
1990 1.162.286.255 6,59% 9,33 5,13%
1989 1.090.470.774 2,81% 8,79 4,88%
1988 1.060.644.328 7,38% 8,58 4,83%
1987 987.760.305 0,74% 8,03 4,66%
1986 980.456.313 −0,3% 8 4,77%
1985 983.433.866 −2,73% 8,07 4,87%
1984 1.011.025.384 7,19% 8,34 5,07%
1983 943.221.035 0,37% 7,83 4,89%
1982 939.737.139 −4,26% 7,86 4,91%
1981 981.562.170 −2,15% 8,27 5,06%
1980 1.003.120.524 −2,62% 8,51 5,07%
1979 1.030.121.360 2,36% 8,81 5,15%
1978 1.006.352.186 0,06% 8,68 5,17%
1977 1.005.757.046 2,55% 8,76 5,33%
1976 980.712.056 3,38% 8,63 5,35%
1975 948.659.678 −5,43% 8,44 5,47%
1974 1.003.168.548 −0,34% 9,04 5,77%
1973 1.006.604.600 12,72% 9,19 5,76%
1972 892.981.888 5,5% 8,27 5,42%
1971 846.432.475 −0,27% 7,95 5,40%
1970 848.731.965 8,09 5,39%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).