Americas vs Japan: Energy — Emissions

Americas
6.87 million kt
in 2023
Japan
957,000 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Americas
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 6.87 million kt against 957,000 kt in Japan, a difference of 5.92 million kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 7.2 times Japan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.01 million kt 401,556 kt 3.61 million kt Americas
1970s 5.65 million kt 864,200 kt 4.78 million kt Americas
1980s 5.90 million kt 935,100 kt 4.96 million kt Americas
1990s 6.68 million kt 1.14 million kt 5.54 million kt Americas
2000s 7.58 million kt 1.22 million kt 6.37 million kt Americas
2010s 7.36 million kt 1.17 million kt 6.19 million kt Americas
2020s 6.82 million kt 993,000 kt 5.83 million kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Americas or Japan?
Americas, at 6.87 million kt against 957,000 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Americas and Japan?
5.92 million kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and Japan rank globally for energy — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf