Canada vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
8.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
7.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Japan rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.99 billion tonnes against 7.63 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 1.35 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 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 | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 4.48 million tonnes | 39,572 tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 14.48 million tonnes | 463,127 tonnes | 14.01 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 27.12 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 25.94 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 47.54 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 45.47 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 92.40 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 88.36 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 305.83 million tonnes | 23.28 million tonnes | 282.55 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 943.83 million tonnes | 113.61 million tonnes | 830.22 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 561.67 million tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.83 billion tonnes | 5.51 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 8.51 billion tonnes | 7.24 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 8.99 billion tonnes against 7.63 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Canada and Japan?
- 1.35 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 from gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.