Canada vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Canada
76.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
74.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Japan rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 76.04 billion tonnes against 74.89 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 1.16 billion tonnes.

Across all 157 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 2.01 billion tonnes 23.69 million tonnes 1.99 billion tonnes Canada
1870s 2.76 billion tonnes 134.49 million tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes Canada
1880s 4.11 billion tonnes 372.81 million tonnes 3.74 billion tonnes Canada
1890s 5.58 billion tonnes 731.51 million tonnes 4.85 billion tonnes Canada
1900s 7.67 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes 6.35 billion tonnes Canada
1910s 11.32 billion tonnes 2.22 billion tonnes 9.10 billion tonnes Canada
1920s 15.60 billion tonnes 3.49 billion tonnes 12.11 billion tonnes Canada
1930s 19.66 billion tonnes 5.07 billion tonnes 14.59 billion tonnes Canada
1940s 23.67 billion tonnes 7.03 billion tonnes 16.64 billion tonnes Canada
1950s 28.57 billion tonnes 8.94 billion tonnes 19.63 billion tonnes Canada
1960s 34.62 billion tonnes 12.22 billion tonnes 22.40 billion tonnes Canada
1970s 40.78 billion tonnes 19.49 billion tonnes 21.29 billion tonnes Canada
1980s 47.52 billion tonnes 28.83 billion tonnes 18.69 billion tonnes Canada
1990s 54.52 billion tonnes 39.66 billion tonnes 14.86 billion tonnes Canada
2000s 62.33 billion tonnes 52.08 billion tonnes 10.26 billion tonnes Canada
2010s 69.55 billion tonnes 64.46 billion tonnes 5.09 billion tonnes Canada
2020s 74.73 billion tonnes 72.89 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Canada or Japan?
Canada, at 76.04 billion tonnes against 74.89 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Canada and Japan?
1.16 billion tonnes, with Canada 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 including land-use change, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.