Canada vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.61 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 33.97 billion tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 10.02 million tonnes | 20,152 tonnes | 10.00 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 19.66 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 16.91 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 68.72 million tonnes | 25.36 million tonnes | 43.36 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 190.69 million tonnes | 98.50 million tonnes | 92.19 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 423.53 million tonnes | 306.37 million tonnes | 117.16 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 972.89 million tonnes | 740.57 million tonnes | 232.32 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 318.36 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.61 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 252.01 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.71 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 119.42 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.26 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 493.34 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 7.29 billion tonnes | 7.38 billion tonnes | 87.37 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.58 billion tonnes | 14.25 billion tonnes | 3.68 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.75 billion tonnes | 23.45 billion tonnes | 8.70 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.32 billion tonnes | 34.26 billion tonnes | 14.94 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 24.75 billion tonnes | 46.73 billion tonnes | 21.98 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 30.40 billion tonnes | 59.19 billion tonnes | 28.79 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 34.56 billion tonnes | 67.63 billion tonnes | 33.06 billion tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 69.61 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Canada and Japan?
- 33.97 billion 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 cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.