Canada vs Japan: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Canada
0.0208 °C
in 2024
Japan
0.033 °C
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Japan rank
7th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.033 °C against 0.0208 °C in Canada, a difference of 0.0122 °C.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 214 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 | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0004 °C | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.0014 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0005 °C | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0004 °C | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0004 °C | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.0035 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0006 °C | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0045 °C | 0.0002 °C | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0068 °C | 0.0082 °C | 0.0015 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0093 °C | 0.0127 °C | 0.0034 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0119 °C | 0.0176 °C | 0.0056 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0151 °C | 0.023 °C | 0.0079 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0182 °C | 0.0284 °C | 0.0102 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0203 °C | 0.0321 °C | 0.0118 °C | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.033 °C against 0.0208 °C in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0122 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.