Canada vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
2.0%
in 2024
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.8% against 2.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 7.6% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 6.7% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 7.2% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.8% against 2.0% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.