Canada vs Japan: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry
Canada
244.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
353.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 353.59 million tonnes against 244.57 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 109.02 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 86,104 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 86,104 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 126,186 tonnes | 39,499 tonnes | 86,687 tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 166,721 tonnes | 214,730 tonnes | 48,009 tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 314,362 tonnes | 546,283 tonnes | 231,921 tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 371,532 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 848,200 tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 2.66 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 6.55 million tonnes | 829,149 tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 14.27 million tonnes | 899,499 tonnes | 13.38 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 28.23 million tonnes | 678,935 tonnes | 27.56 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 81.70 million tonnes | 28.08 million tonnes | 53.62 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 147.85 million tonnes | 209.02 million tonnes | 61.17 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 233.97 million tonnes | 621.70 million tonnes | 387.74 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 205.66 million tonnes | 572.18 million tonnes | 366.52 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 216.20 million tonnes | 685.46 million tonnes | 469.26 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 252.77 million tonnes | 619.36 million tonnes | 366.60 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 255.73 million tonnes | 487.10 million tonnes | 231.36 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 237.56 million tonnes | 376.85 million tonnes | 139.29 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions by fuel or industry, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 353.59 million tonnes against 244.57 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions by fuel or industry between Canada and Japan?
- 109.02 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for co₂ emissions by fuel or industry?
- Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.