Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Japan
Japan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Japan, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Japan stood at 0.2157 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Japan peaked at 0.4764 kilograms per international-$ in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kilograms per international-$, in 1870.
Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 140 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0003 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0104 kilograms per international-$ | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.066 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0504 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | 5 |
| 1890s | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3355 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3433 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4696 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3645 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4475 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.39 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3338 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4318 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4302 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.393 kilograms per international-$ | 0.358 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3894 kilograms per international-$ | 0.448 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4764 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2853 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3794 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3018 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.228 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2874 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2242 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 67 Greece 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 68 Moldova 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 69 Indonesia 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 71 Argentina 0.215 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 72 Slovakia 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Japan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Japan was 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4764 kilograms per international-$ in 1970.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kilograms per international-$ in 1870.
- How does Japan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Japan ranks 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).