Canada vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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 over time
- Canada
- Japan
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, 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 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?
- Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.