Which has higher ippu — emissions, Japan or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 58,500 kt against 58,000 kt in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Japan and Republic of Korea?

500 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Japan vs Republic of Korea: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)

Japan

58,000 kt

in 2023

Republic of Korea

58,500 kt

in 2023

Japan rank

12th

Republic of Korea rank

11th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time

Japan
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 58,500 kt against 58,000 kt in Japan, a difference of 500 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	49,511 kt	2,698 kt	46,813 kt	Japan
1970s	76,200 kt	8,656 kt	67,544 kt	Japan
1980s	70,140 kt	15,730 kt	54,410 kt	Japan
1990s	77,530 kt	37,680 kt	39,850 kt	Japan
2000s	70,070 kt	43,250 kt	26,820 kt	Japan
2010s	64,140 kt	49,440 kt	14,700 kt	Japan
2020s	61,425 kt	57,600 kt	3,825 kt	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, Japan or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 58,500 kt against 58,000 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Japan and Republic of Korea?: 500 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for ippu — emissions?: Japan ranks 12th and Republic of Korea 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

Indicator: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

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