Japan vs Northern America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 164,700 kt against 58,000 kt in Japan, a difference of 106,700 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 11th of 232 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,511 kt | 118,689 kt | 69,178 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 76,200 kt | 133,510 kt | 57,310 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 70,140 kt | 128,520 kt | 58,380 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 77,530 kt | 148,310 kt | 70,780 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 70,070 kt | 147,230 kt | 77,160 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 64,140 kt | 145,970 kt | 81,830 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 61,425 kt | 164,325 kt | 102,900 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, Japan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 164,700 kt against 58,000 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Japan and Northern America?
- 106,700 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- Japan ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 11th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). 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