China vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
China
8.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan
7.8 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Japan rank
35th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 8.5 tonnes per person against 7.8 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.7 tonnes per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 5.48 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 9.79 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 8.15 tonnes per person | 0.085 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, China or Japan?
- China, at 8.5 tonnes per person against 7.8 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between China and Japan?
- 0.7 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 35th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.