Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan

Japan: Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate was -2.05 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-2.05 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 44.1%
World rank
177th
of 213 countries
All-time high
143.97 % change on previous year
in 1875
All-time low
-45.52 % change on previous year
in 1945
Years of data
155
1869–2024

Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan, 1869–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Japan recorded -2.05 % change on previous year for co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in 2024.

The figure is up 44.1% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 143.97 % change on previous year in 1875 and was at its lowest, -45.52 % change on previous year, in 1945.

Japan ranks 177th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan, 1869 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1869 65.94 % change on previous year —
1870 -0.4975 % change on previous year -100.8%
1871 39.22 % change on previous year -7983.1%
1872 27.78 % change on previous year -29.2%
1873 21.4 % change on previous year -23.0%
1875 143.97 % change on previous year +572.8%
1876 -3.2 % change on previous year -102.2%
1877 -8.71 % change on previous year +172.1%
1878 43.06 % change on previous year -594.2%
1879 23.77 % change on previous year -44.8%
1880 0.6641 % change on previous year -97.2%
1881 2 % change on previous year +201.2%
1882 3.24 % change on previous year +62.0%
1883 6.95 % change on previous year +114.3%
1884 8.12 % change on previous year +16.9%
1885 12.29 % change on previous year +51.4%
1886 6.73 % change on previous year -45.2%
1887 23.02 % change on previous year +241.9%
1888 14.57 % change on previous year -36.7%
1889 19.91 % change on previous year +36.7%
1890 7.05 % change on previous year -64.6%
1891 19.12 % change on previous year +171.1%
1892 -1.52 % change on previous year -108.0%
1893 5.15 % change on previous year -437.6%
1894 27.35 % change on previous year +431.4%
1895 9.83 % change on previous year -64.1%
1896 4.62 % change on previous year -53.1%
1897 3.84 % change on previous year -16.8%
1898 26.13 % change on previous year +580.3%
1899 -0.8573 % change on previous year -103.3%
1900 11.21 % change on previous year -1408.1%
1901 18.59 % change on previous year +65.8%
1902 5.97 % change on previous year -67.9%
1903 2.18 % change on previous year -63.6%
1904 11.35 % change on previous year +421.5%
1905 1.83 % change on previous year -83.9%
1906 8.49 % change on previous year +364.3%
1907 5.51 % change on previous year -35.2%
1908 6.05 % change on previous year +10.0%
1909 0.465 % change on previous year -92.3%
1910 1.74 % change on previous year +273.5%
1911 10.92 % change on previous year +528.9%
1912 10.14 % change on previous year -7.2%
1913 8.89 % change on previous year -12.3%
1914 5.53 % change on previous year -37.8%
1915 -10.01 % change on previous year -281.1%
1916 9.56 % change on previous year -195.5%
1917 13.78 % change on previous year +44.1%
1918 4.75 % change on previous year -65.5%
1919 9.33 % change on previous year +96.3%
1920 -7.4 % change on previous year -179.3%
1921 -11.24 % change on previous year +51.9%
1922 5.47 % change on previous year -148.7%
1923 4.79 % change on previous year -12.4%
1924 3.08 % change on previous year -35.7%
1925 1.92 % change on previous year -37.6%
1926 -0.6762 % change on previous year -135.2%
1927 6.82 % change on previous year -1108.7%
1928 1.82 % change on previous year -73.4%
1929 1.29 % change on previous year -28.8%
1930 -10.4 % change on previous year -904.8%
1931 -10.78 % change on previous year +3.6%
1932 -1.2 % change on previous year -88.9%
1933 15.65 % change on previous year -1406.2%
1934 9.39 % change on previous year -40.0%
1935 3.78 % change on previous year -59.7%
1936 8.44 % change on previous year +123.2%
1937 5.98 % change on previous year -29.2%
1938 3.69 % change on previous year -38.3%
1939 -4.28 % change on previous year -216.0%
1940 18.38 % change on previous year -529.4%
1941 -0.4586 % change on previous year -102.5%
1942 -5.7 % change on previous year +1143.3%
1943 0.5234 % change on previous year -109.2%
1944 -9.17 % change on previous year -1851.9%
1945 -45.52 % change on previous year +396.4%
1946 -32.17 % change on previous year -29.3%
1947 31.04 % change on previous year -196.5%
1948 24.04 % change on previous year -22.6%
1949 10.25 % change on previous year -57.4%
1950 0.3621 % change on previous year -96.5%
1951 18.4 % change on previous year +4980.4%
1952 4.13 % change on previous year -77.5%
1953 10.42 % change on previous year +152.1%
1954 -3.36 % change on previous year -132.2%
1955 -1.56 % change on previous year -53.7%
1956 12.12 % change on previous year -879.6%
1957 16.13 % change on previous year +33.1%
1958 -4.39 % change on previous year -127.2%
1959 5.48 % change on previous year -224.7%
1960 19.71 % change on previous year +260.0%
1961 20.58 % change on previous year +4.4%
1962 2.68 % change on previous year -87.0%
1963 9.92 % change on previous year +270.5%
1964 9.45 % change on previous year -4.7%
1965 6.59 % change on previous year -30.2%
1966 7.44 % change on previous year +13.0%
1967 15.49 % change on previous year +108.0%
1968 13.43 % change on previous year -13.3%
1969 14.86 % change on previous year +10.7%
1970 16.36 % change on previous year +10.1%
1971 2.69 % change on previous year -83.5%
1972 6.41 % change on previous year +138.2%
1973 4.86 % change on previous year -24.2%
1974 -1.24 % change on previous year -125.5%
1975 -5.97 % change on previous year +380.8%
1976 3.49 % change on previous year -158.5%
1977 1.9 % change on previous year -45.5%
1978 -4.09 % change on previous year -314.9%
1979 4.9 % change on previous year -219.9%
1980 -1.6 % change on previous year -132.6%
1981 -2.44 % change on previous year +52.6%
1982 -3.59 % change on previous year +47.0%
1983 -2.19 % change on previous year -39.0%
1984 5.96 % change on previous year -372.3%
1985 -3.05 % change on previous year -151.1%
1986 -0.5739 % change on previous year -81.2%
1987 -1.76 % change on previous year +207.1%
1988 8.67 % change on previous year -591.8%
1989 3.32 % change on previous year -61.7%
1990 12.66 % change on previous year +281.4%
1991 0.6134 % change on previous year -95.2%
1992 0.3631 % change on previous year -40.8%
1993 -0.8847 % change on previous year -343.7%
1994 4.23 % change on previous year -578.1%
1995 0.7294 % change on previous year -82.8%
1996 0.7943 % change on previous year +8.9%
1997 -0.8461 % change on previous year -206.5%
1998 -3.41 % change on previous year +303.2%
1999 2.86 % change on previous year -183.7%
2000 1.6 % change on previous year -43.9%
2001 -1.31 % change on previous year -181.9%
2002 2.19 % change on previous year -266.5%
2003 0.5138 % change on previous year -76.5%
2004 -0.4813 % change on previous year -193.7%
2005 0.4936 % change on previous year -202.6%
2006 -1.85 % change on previous year -474.8%
2007 2.74 % change on previous year -248.1%
2008 -5.46 % change on previous year -299.3%
2009 -5.6 % change on previous year +2.5%
2010 4.39 % change on previous year -178.4%
2011 4.21 % change on previous year -4.1%
2012 3.38 % change on previous year -19.6%
2013 0.9107 % change on previous year -73.1%
2014 -3.75 % change on previous year -512.3%
2015 -3.04 % change on previous year -19.1%
2016 -1.55 % change on previous year -48.8%
2017 -1.22 % change on previous year -21.4%
2018 -3.76 % change on previous year +207.6%
2019 -3.04 % change on previous year -19.0%
2020 -5.58 % change on previous year +83.6%
2021 2.55 % change on previous year -145.7%
2022 -2.2 % change on previous year -186.0%
2023 -3.67 % change on previous year +67.0%
2024 -2.05 % change on previous year -44.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's -2.05 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.458 % change on previous year. (74 countries reporting)
  • Japan's -2.05 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.63 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Co2 emissions vs gdp, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1871 +7983.1% -0.4975 % change on previous year 39.22 % change on previous year
1951 +4980.4% 0.3621 % change on previous year 18.4 % change on previous year
1944 -1851.9% 0.5234 % change on previous year -9.17 % change on previous year
1900 +1408.1% -0.8573 % change on previous year 11.21 % change on previous year
1933 +1406.2% -1.2 % change on previous year 15.65 % change on previous year
1927 +1108.7% -0.6762 % change on previous year 6.82 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 65.94 % change on previous year 65.94 % change on previous year 65.94 % change on previous year 1
1870s 31.86 % change on previous year -8.71 % change on previous year 143.97 % change on previous year 9
1880s 9.75 % change on previous year 0.6641 % change on previous year 23.02 % change on previous year 10
1890s 10.07 % change on previous year -1.52 % change on previous year 27.35 % change on previous year 10
1900s 7.17 % change on previous year 0.465 % change on previous year 18.59 % change on previous year 10
1910s 6.46 % change on previous year -10.01 % change on previous year 13.78 % change on previous year 10
1920s 0.588 % change on previous year -11.24 % change on previous year 6.82 % change on previous year 10
1930s 2.03 % change on previous year -10.78 % change on previous year 15.65 % change on previous year 10
1940s -0.8773 % change on previous year -45.52 % change on previous year 31.04 % change on previous year 10
1950s 5.77 % change on previous year -4.39 % change on previous year 18.4 % change on previous year 10
1960s 12.02 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year 20.58 % change on previous year 10
1970s 2.93 % change on previous year -5.97 % change on previous year 16.36 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.2752 % change on previous year -3.59 % change on previous year 8.67 % change on previous year 10
1990s 1.71 % change on previous year -3.41 % change on previous year 12.66 % change on previous year 10
2000s -0.7166 % change on previous year -5.6 % change on previous year 2.74 % change on previous year 10
2010s -0.3476 % change on previous year -3.76 % change on previous year 4.39 % change on previous year 10
2020s -2.19 % change on previous year -5.58 % change on previous year 2.55 % change on previous year 5

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  2. 175 Central African Republic -2 % change on previous year compare
  3. 176 Montenegro -2.03 % change on previous year compare
  4. 178 Denmark -2.08 % change on previous year compare
  5. 179 Niger -2.1 % change on previous year compare
  6. 180 South Sudan -2.16 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan?
Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate in Japan was -2.05 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 143.97 % change on previous year in 1875.
What is the lowest co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -45.52 % change on previous year in 1945.
How does Japan rank for co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Co2 emissions vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 22,240 data points, 1801–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Co2 emissions vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.