Japan's co₂ emissions fell from 1,235.9 Mt in 1995 to 961.9 Mt in 2024.
Japan · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Japan's co₂ per capita fell from 9.8 t in 1995 to 7.8 t in 2024.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
94th of 120 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Japan's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita fell from 12.2 t in 1994 to 9.2 t in 2023.
Japan's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 34,835.2 Mt in 1995 to 69,612.3 Mt in 2024.
Japan's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 5.3 % in 1995 to 2.5 % in 2024.
Japan's total greenhouse gas emissions fell from 1,306.0 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 1,007.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
154th of 209 · 27th in East Asia & Pacific
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 10.4 t CO₂e in 1995 to 8.1 t CO₂e in 2024.
Japan's co₂ intensity fell from 0.3 in 1993 to 0.2 in 2022.
Japan's carbon intensity of electricity rose from 424.4 in 2000 to 477.3 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsdown −0.5 %55th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.2 %34th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −1.5 %5th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oildown −4.6 %6th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasdown −0.6 %7th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +15.7 %69th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesup +0.010th of 205