Japan vs United States: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Japan
986,910 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
United States
5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2022
Japan rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 986,910 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Japan, a difference of 4.07 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes United States's figure about 5.1 times Japan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 40 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.43 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.22 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2000s | 1.26 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.97 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.71 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2010s | 1.22 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5.40 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.18 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
| 2020s | 1.04 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 4.92 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 3.88 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 986,910 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide between Japan and United States?
- 4.07 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — carbon dioxide?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.