Japan vs Kiribati: Per capita methane emissions
Japan
0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati
0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
194th
Kiribati rank
195th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 194th and Kiribati ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.3149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.3541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.3924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Japan or Kiribati?
- Japan, at 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Japan and Kiribati?
- 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kiribati?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kiribati rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 194th and Kiribati ranks 195th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.