Japan vs Turks and Caicos Islands: CO₂ emissions per capita
Japan
7.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
36th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
35th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Japan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 8.14 tonnes per person against 7.77 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.37 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 35th of 213 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.62 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.85 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.56 tonnes per person | 8.76 tonnes per person | 0.8037 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.12 tonnes per person | 8.04 tonnes per person | 0.0799 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Japan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 8.14 tonnes per person against 7.77 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Japan and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.37 tonnes per person, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Japan ranks 36th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 35th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.