Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate was -2.39 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.39 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 44.0%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
14.9 % change on previous year
in 1967
All-time low
-26.59 % change on previous year
in 1945
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan stood at -2.39 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 14.9 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -26.59 % change on previous year, in 1945.
Japan ranks 171st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.3421 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1853 | -0.0415 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1854 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -5411.8% |
| 1855 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 1856 | -0.4544 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1857 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -645.7% |
| 1858 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1859 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0452 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1861 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +5908.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2993 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 1863 | 0.6489 % change on previous year | +116.8% |
| 1864 | -0.2377 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1865 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -627.0% |
| 1866 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1867 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 1868 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1869 | 0.6217 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1870 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +499.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0027 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1872 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +124067.9% |
| 1873 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1874 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1875 | 6.46 % change on previous year | +130.8% |
| 1876 | 0.6311 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1877 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +203.1% |
| 1878 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1879 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 1880 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 1881 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1882 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1883 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +250.3% |
| 1884 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 1885 | 5.39 % change on previous year | -277.5% |
| 1886 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1887 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 1888 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 1889 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 1890 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1891 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1892 | 0.4912 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1893 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +258.5% |
| 1894 | 11.76 % change on previous year | +567.5% |
| 1895 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 1896 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +174.9% |
| 1897 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1898 | 6.04 % change on previous year | +132.4% |
| 1899 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1900 | 6.33 % change on previous year | +109.7% |
| 1901 | 6.91 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1902 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1903 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 1904 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +214.7% |
| 1905 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1906 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1908 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +105.0% |
| 1909 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1910 | 0.3786 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1911 | 7.12 % change on previous year | +1779.2% |
| 1912 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1913 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1914 | 6.81 % change on previous year | +289.1% |
| 1915 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -219.8% |
| 1916 | 12.3 % change on previous year | -250.7% |
| 1917 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1918 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1919 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1920 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 1921 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -242.9% |
| 1923 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1924 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1925 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1926 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1927 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +141.8% |
| 1928 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1929 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +197.6% |
| 1930 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -285.5% |
| 1931 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1932 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 1933 | 9.27 % change on previous year | +366.9% |
| 1934 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1935 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1936 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +117.7% |
| 1937 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1938 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1939 | -0.3755 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 1940 | 12.59 % change on previous year | -3453.0% |
| 1941 | 0.726 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1942 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -323.0% |
| 1943 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 1944 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -296.0% |
| 1945 | -26.59 % change on previous year | +673.9% |
| 1946 | -13.4 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1947 | 14.39 % change on previous year | -207.4% |
| 1948 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1949 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 1950 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1951 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +69.7% |
| 1952 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1953 | 8.18 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1954 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 1955 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 1956 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +321.1% |
| 1957 | 11.2 % change on previous year | +57.5% |
| 1958 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 1959 | 9.21 % change on previous year | -382.5% |
| 1960 | 10.25 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1961 | 12.45 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 1962 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1963 | 7.47 % change on previous year | +272.6% |
| 1964 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 14.9 % change on previous year | +185.4% |
| 1968 | 11.04 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1969 | 14.24 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1970 | 14.1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1972 | 5.74 % change on previous year | +153.4% |
| 1973 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1974 | -0.4236 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1975 | -5.32 % change on previous year | +1156.1% |
| 1976 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1977 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1978 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -229.7% |
| 1979 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -260.9% |
| 1980 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1981 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1982 | -2.82 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 1983 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -459.1% |
| 1985 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -146.5% |
| 1986 | -0.3027 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1987 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +434.7% |
| 1988 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -643.3% |
| 1989 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1990 | 11.69 % change on previous year | +270.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6407 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8195 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1993 | -0.4357 % change on previous year | -153.2% |
| 1994 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -1133.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7203 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 1997 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 1998 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +132.2% |
| 1999 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 2000 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2001 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -201.6% |
| 2002 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -200.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5149 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2004 | -0.5372 % change on previous year | -204.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7378 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 2006 | -2 % change on previous year | -370.6% |
| 2007 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -247.3% |
| 2008 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -283.9% |
| 2009 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4625 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2014 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -914.4% |
| 2015 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2016 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2017 | -0.8762 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2018 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +319.0% |
| 2019 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -5.41 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 2022 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -208.6% |
| 2023 | -4.27 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 2024 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -2.39 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1454 % change on previous year. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's -2.39 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4517 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +124067.9% | 0.0027 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year |
| 1861 | +5908.6% | 0.0452 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year |
| 1854 | +5411.8% | -0.0415 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year |
| 1940 | +3453.0% | -0.3755 % change on previous year | 12.59 % change on previous year |
| 1911 | +1779.2% | 0.3786 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -1156.1% | -0.4236 % change on previous year | -5.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7618 % change on previous year | -2.06 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.6286 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.0027 % change on previous year | 6.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -3.04 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.39 % change on previous year | 0.4912 % change on previous year | 11.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.2 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.4 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year | 12.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -4.04 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.4 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 9.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0897 % change on previous year | -26.59 % change on previous year | 14.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.8 % change on previous year | -3.28 % change on previous year | 11.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.99 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 14.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -5.32 % change on previous year | 14.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5542 % change on previous year | -2.9 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 % change on previous year | -2.94 % change on previous year | 11.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.788 % change on previous year | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3852 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina -2.27 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Hungary -2.36 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Argentina -2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -2.57 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Laos -2.68 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Japan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Japan was -2.39 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.59 % change on previous year in 1945.
- How does Japan rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.