Canada vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
2.9%
in 2024
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
Japan rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 0.8% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 2.9% against 2.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Canada and Japan?
- 0.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Canada ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.