Japan vs United States of America: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 136 kt against 21 kt in Japan, a difference of 115 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 9th of 199 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.74 kt | 96.16 kt | 89.42 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 12.54 kt | 111.43 kt | 98.89 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 19.61 kt | 126.9 kt | 107.29 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 37.1 kt | 176 kt | 138.9 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 32.09 kt | 205.1 kt | 173.01 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 24.26 kt | 171.2 kt | 146.94 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 22.25 kt | 136 kt | 113.75 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 136 kt against 21 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between Japan and United States of America?
- 115 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for energy — emissions?
- Japan ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 9th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (N2O). 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