Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,063,335,849
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−2.81%
decrease
Global Share
2.0%
Per Capita
8.52
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Japan were 1,063,335,849 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −2.8% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −30,688,401 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,094,024,251 tons.
- Per capita: 8.52 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Japan accounts for 2.0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,063,335,849 | 972,266,973 | 50,868,532 | 16,526,820 | 23,673,524 | 8.52 | −2.81% | 2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,094,024,251 | 1,002,438,194 | 51,354,623 | 16,934,883 | 23,296,551 | 8.73 | −4.23% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,142,304,623 | 1,050,503,237 | 51,642,313 | 17,222,107 | 22,936,966 | 9.09 | −2.54% | 2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,172,125,150 | 1,080,205,988 | 51,960,125 | 17,416,431 | 22,542,605 | 9.29 | 1.83% | 2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,151,067,658 | 1,060,226,923 | 51,604,924 | 17,002,919 | 22,232,892 | 9.1 | −5.27% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,215,140,835 | 1,123,812,966 | 52,013,454 | 17,419,478 | 21,894,938 | 9.58 | −3.15% | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,254,598,422 | 1,163,127,765 | 52,474,301 | 17,588,042 | 21,408,315 | 9.86 | −3.91% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,305,690,411 | 1,212,942,333 | 53,187,131 | 18,038,240 | 21,522,707 | 10.24 | −1.15% | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,320,935,404 | 1,228,653,720 | 53,338,154 | 17,929,313 | 21,014,217 | 10.34 | −0.26% | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,324,422,547 | 1,232,576,224 | 53,676,905 | 18,162,520 | 20,006,898 | 10.35 | −3.09% | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,366,667,424 | 1,273,569,787 | 54,895,221 | 18,432,612 | 19,769,804 | 10.66 | −3.6% | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,417,740,577 | 1,323,489,933 | 55,940,708 | 19,158,892 | 19,151,045 | 11.05 | 1.17% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,401,341,790 | 1,308,401,635 | 55,299,997 | 19,098,318 | 18,541,842 | 10.91 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,363,179,823 | 1,269,889,656 | 55,888,833 | 19,209,794 | 18,191,540 | 10.61 | 3.81% | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,313,160,167 | 1,217,064,064 | 58,437,027 | 19,722,150 | 17,936,926 | 10.22 | 5% | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,250,645,662 | 1,157,494,952 | 56,970,473 | 19,328,085 | 16,852,152 | 9.73 | −5.21% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,319,317,004 | 1,220,765,293 | 56,534,525 | 21,078,433 | 20,938,754 | 10.26 | −5.35% | 3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,393,908,978 | 1,291,735,211 | 56,102,430 | 22,361,901 | 23,709,436 | 10.85 | 2.51% | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,359,712,635 | 1,256,038,306 | 54,801,749 | 22,705,076 | 26,167,504 | 10.59 | −2.15% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,389,604,745 | 1,278,684,938 | 53,886,070 | 23,575,129 | 33,458,607 | 10.83 | 0.67% | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,380,390,561 | 1,267,044,936 | 54,521,985 | 24,501,649 | 34,321,990 | 10.77 | −0.64% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,389,219,234 | 1,271,926,749 | 54,336,012 | 24,915,749 | 38,040,724 | 10.85 | 0.32% | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,384,755,164 | 1,264,500,854 | 55,158,916 | 25,266,808 | 39,828,586 | 10.83 | 2.09% | 3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,356,372,991 | 1,229,989,463 | 55,805,138 | 25,907,865 | 44,670,525 | 10.62 | −1.55% | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,377,782,196 | 1,243,576,760 | 57,158,802 | 26,381,701 | 50,664,934 | 10.8 | 0.33% | 3.8% |
| 1999 | 1,373,272,699 | 1,225,171,574 | 58,455,470 | 34,652,128 | 54,993,527 | 10.78 | 2.31% | 3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,342,210,270 | 1,184,390,386 | 59,435,776 | 37,166,179 | 61,217,929 | 10.56 | −3.91% | 3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,396,834,756 | 1,231,696,764 | 62,362,640 | 36,805,003 | 65,970,349 | 11.01 | −1.26% | 4.0% |
| 1996 | 1,414,674,928 | 1,246,029,039 | 64,780,094 | 37,139,517 | 66,726,278 | 11.17 | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,399,297,532 | 1,233,224,288 | 66,605,265 | 34,557,735 | 64,910,244 | 11.07 | 1.38% | 4.2% |
| 1994 | 1,380,294,728 | 1,223,346,421 | 68,397,617 | 34,278,862 | 54,271,828 | 10.95 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,317,028,947 | 1,169,827,618 | 66,697,847 | 31,813,275 | 48,690,207 | 10.48 | −0.3% | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,320,998,869 | 1,177,372,068 | 68,276,900 | 31,275,055 | 44,074,847 | 10.54 | 0.82% | 4.1% |
| 1991 | 1,310,273,750 | 1,172,036,794 | 67,857,123 | 29,640,291 | 40,739,542 | 10.49 | 1.11% | 4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,295,844,796 | 1,162,286,255 | 68,539,508 | 29,080,275 | 35,938,758 | 10.41 | 5.71% | 4.0% |
| 1989 | 1,225,823,935 | 1,090,470,774 | 76,613,866 | 31,106,865 | 27,632,430 | 9.88 | 2.66% | 3.8% |
| 1988 | 1,194,014,486 | 1,060,644,328 | 76,509,973 | 30,781,237 | 26,078,948 | 9.66 | 6.7% | 3.8% |
| 1987 | 1,118,997,057 | 987,760,305 | 77,580,705 | 29,011,551 | 24,644,496 | 9.09 | 0.36% | 3.7% |
| 1986 | 1,114,977,369 | 980,456,313 | 81,331,803 | 28,672,259 | 24,516,994 | 9.1 | −0.29% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 1,118,181,390 | 983,433,866 | 81,591,848 | 29,066,992 | 24,088,684 | 9.17 | −2.38% | 3.8% |
| 1984 | 1,145,407,260 | 1,011,025,384 | 81,624,685 | 28,410,673 | 24,346,519 | 9.45 | 6.95% | 4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,071,023,148 | 943,221,035 | 79,747,110 | 27,105,432 | 20,949,571 | 8.89 | 0.42% | 3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,066,550,003 | 939,737,139 | 79,299,804 | 26,495,959 | 21,017,101 | 8.92 | −3.76% | 3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,108,207,725 | 981,562,170 | 79,133,720 | 24,801,172 | 22,710,663 | 9.33 | −2.15% | 4.0% |
| 1980 | 1,132,579,061 | 1,003,120,524 | 79,156,902 | 25,016,146 | 25,285,489 | 9.61 | −2.47% | 4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,161,286,547 | 1,030,121,360 | 81,177,100 | 26,402,273 | 23,585,814 | 9.94 | 2.37% | 4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,134,374,324 | 1,006,352,186 | 81,335,498 | 25,654,614 | 21,032,025 | 9.79 | −0.25% | 4.1% |
| 1977 | 1,137,191,363 | 1,005,757,046 | 85,511,765 | 25,410,367 | 20,512,185 | 9.9 | 2.73% | 4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,107,012,652 | 980,712,056 | 83,722,225 | 25,116,069 | 17,462,302 | 9.74 | 3.36% | 4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,070,994,439 | 948,659,678 | 82,973,987 | 24,200,075 | 15,160,699 | 9.53 | −5.05% | 4.2% |
| 1974 | 1,127,992,229 | 1,003,168,548 | 84,312,839 | 25,517,674 | 14,993,168 | 10.16 | −0.45% | 4.4% |
| 1973 | 1,133,041,056 | 1,006,604,600 | 85,671,798 | 26,224,412 | 14,540,246 | 10.34 | 11.29% | 4.5% |
| 1972 | 1,018,108,544 | 892,981,888 | 86,453,870 | 25,305,012 | 13,367,774 | 9.43 | 4.68% | 4.2% |
| 1971 | 972,557,458 | 846,432,475 | 89,397,917 | 24,480,985 | 12,246,082 | 9.14 | −0.72% | 4.2% |
| 1970 | 979,609,925 | 848,731,965 | 96,295,524 | 24,016,802 | 10,565,635 | 9.34 | – | 4.2% |
See also
- Japan CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Japan
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).