Europe vs Japan: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Europe
- Japan
How they compare
Europe currently reports 5.45 million kt against 968,417 kt in Japan, a difference of 4.48 million kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 5.6 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 33 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.73 million kt | 422,269 kt | 5.31 million kt | Europe |
| 1970s | 7.82 million kt | 888,652 kt | 6.93 million kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 8.72 million kt | 955,249 kt | 7.77 million kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 7.00 million kt | 1.16 million kt | 5.84 million kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 6.44 million kt | 1.23 million kt | 5.21 million kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 5.98 million kt | 1.18 million kt | 4.80 million kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 5.51 million kt | 1.00 million kt | 4.51 million kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Europe or Japan?
- Europe, at 5.45 million kt against 968,417 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Europe and Japan?
- 4.48 million kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and Japan rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Europe ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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