Canada vs Japan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Canada
802.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan
1.01 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Japan rank
8th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.01 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 802.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada, a difference of 204.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.