Canada vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Japan rank
6th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
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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 by world region, 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 by world region 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 by world region?
Canada ranks 9th 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.