Japan CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
972,266,973
tons
Year-over-Year
−3.01%
decrease
Global Share
2.5%
Per Capita
7.79
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Japan were 972,266,973 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −3% 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 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,002,438,194 | −4.58% | 8 | 2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,050,503,237 | −2.75% | 8.36 | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,080,205,988 | 1.88% | 8.57 | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,060,226,923 | −5.66% | 8.38 | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,123,812,966 | −3.38% | 8.86 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,163,127,765 | −4.11% | 9.15 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,212,942,333 | −1.28% | 9.51 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,228,653,720 | −0.32% | 9.62 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,232,576,224 | −3.22% | 9.63 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,273,569,787 | −3.77% | 9.94 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,323,489,933 | 1.15% | 10.31 | 3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,308,401,635 | 3.03% | 10.19 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,269,889,656 | 4.34% | 9.88 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,217,064,064 | 5.15% | 9.47 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,157,494,952 | −5.18% | 9 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,220,765,293 | −5.49% | 9.5 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,291,735,211 | 2.84% | 10.05 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,256,038,306 | −1.77% | 9.78 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,278,684,938 | 0.92% | 9.96 | 4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,267,044,936 | −0.38% | 9.88 | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,271,926,749 | 0.59% | 9.93 | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,264,500,854 | 2.81% | 9.89 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,229,989,463 | −1.09% | 9.63 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 1,243,576,760 | 1.5% | 9.75 | 4.8% |
| 1999 | 1,225,171,574 | 3.44% | 9.62 | 4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,184,390,386 | −3.84% | 9.32 | 4.8% |
| 1997 | 1,231,696,764 | −1.15% | 9.71 | 5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,246,029,039 | 1.04% | 9.84 | 5.2% |
| 1995 | 1,233,224,288 | 0.81% | 9.76 | 5.2% |
| 1994 | 1,223,346,421 | 4.57% | 9.7 | 5.3% |
| 1993 | 1,169,827,618 | −0.64% | 9.31 | 5.1% |
| 1992 | 1,177,372,068 | 0.46% | 9.39 | 5.2% |
| 1991 | 1,172,036,794 | 0.84% | 9.38 | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 1,162,286,255 | 6.59% | 9.33 | 5.1% |
| 1989 | 1,090,470,774 | 2.81% | 8.79 | 4.9% |
| 1988 | 1,060,644,328 | 7.38% | 8.58 | 4.8% |
| 1987 | 987,760,305 | 0.74% | 8.03 | 4.7% |
| 1986 | 980,456,313 | −0.3% | 8 | 4.8% |
| 1985 | 983,433,866 | −2.73% | 8.07 | 4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,011,025,384 | 7.19% | 8.34 | 5.1% |
| 1983 | 943,221,035 | 0.37% | 7.83 | 4.9% |
| 1982 | 939,737,139 | −4.26% | 7.86 | 4.9% |
| 1981 | 981,562,170 | −2.15% | 8.27 | 5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,003,120,524 | −2.62% | 8.51 | 5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,030,121,360 | 2.36% | 8.81 | 5.1% |
| 1978 | 1,006,352,186 | 0.06% | 8.68 | 5.2% |
| 1977 | 1,005,757,046 | 2.55% | 8.76 | 5.3% |
| 1976 | 980,712,056 | 3.38% | 8.63 | 5.4% |
| 1975 | 948,659,678 | −5.43% | 8.44 | 5.5% |
| 1974 | 1,003,168,548 | −0.34% | 9.04 | 5.8% |
| 1973 | 1,006,604,600 | 12.72% | 9.19 | 5.8% |
| 1972 | 892,981,888 | 5.5% | 8.27 | 5.4% |
| 1971 | 846,432,475 | −0.27% | 7.95 | 5.4% |
| 1970 | 848,731,965 | – | 8.09 | 5.4% |
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).