Germany vs Japan: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Germany

27.79 kilograms per person

in 2023

Japan

27.18 kilograms per person

in 2023

Germany rank

98th

Japan rank

99th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Germany currently reports 27.79 kilograms per person against 27.18 kilograms per person in Japan, a difference of 0.618 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 98th and Japan ranks 99th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.