Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan
Japan: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan is 3.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan peaked at 6.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
Japan ranks 5th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 123.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 113.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 69.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.77 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Japan was 3.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.