Czechia vs Japan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Czechia
7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan
8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
56th
Japan rank
53rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Czechia, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 56th and Japan ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1860s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1870s | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1880s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1960s | 14.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 20.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 13.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 12.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Czechia or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Czechia and Japan?
- 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Czechia ranks 56th and Japan ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.