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.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 85.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1860s | 115.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1870s | 123.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1880s | 144.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1890s | 149.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1900s | 256.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1910s | 368.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1920s | 384.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1930s | 382.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1940s | 420.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1950s | 582.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1960s | 631.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1970s | 733.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 990.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 771.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 847.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 917.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 858.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 812.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.01 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 802.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Canada and Japan?
- 204.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.