Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 69.61 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
69.61 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 215 countries
All-time high
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
10,992 tonnes
in 1868
Years of data
157
1868–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan, 1868–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan stood at 69.61 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 157 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 69.61 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,992 tonnes, in 1868.
Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 10,992 tonnes | — |
| 1869 | 29,312 tonnes | +166.7% |
| 1870 | 47,632 tonnes | +62.5% |
| 1871 | 73,280 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1872 | 106,256 tonnes | +45.0% |
| 1873 | 146,560 tonnes | +37.9% |
| 1874 | 732,800 tonnes | +400.0% |
| 1875 | 2.17 million tonnes | +196.5% |
| 1876 | 3.58 million tonnes | +64.6% |
| 1877 | 4.87 million tonnes | +36.1% |
| 1878 | 6.72 million tonnes | +38.2% |
| 1879 | 9.04 million tonnes | +34.4% |
| 1880 | 11.39 million tonnes | +26.0% |
| 1881 | 13.80 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1882 | 16.32 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1883 | 19.03 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1884 | 21.98 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1885 | 25.33 million tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1886 | 28.94 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1887 | 33.41 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1888 | 38.58 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1889 | 44.84 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1890 | 51.59 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1891 | 59.72 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1892 | 67.79 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1893 | 76.37 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1894 | 87.39 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1895 | 99.62 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1896 | 112.53 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1897 | 126.08 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1898 | 143.32 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1899 | 160.59 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1900 | 180.00 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1901 | 203.28 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1902 | 228.22 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1903 | 254.01 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1904 | 283.06 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1905 | 312.99 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1906 | 345.85 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1907 | 380.92 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1908 | 418.55 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1909 | 456.81 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 496.19 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1911 | 540.40 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1912 | 589.68 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1913 | 644.00 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1914 | 702.01 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1915 | 754.86 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1916 | 813.46 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1917 | 880.94 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1918 | 952.48 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1919 | 1.03 billion tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1920 | 1.11 billion tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1921 | 1.17 billion tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1922 | 1.24 billion tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1923 | 1.32 billion tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1924 | 1.40 billion tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1925 | 1.48 billion tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1926 | 1.56 billion tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1927 | 1.65 billion tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1928 | 1.75 billion tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1929 | 1.84 billion tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 1.93 billion tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1931 | 2.00 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1932 | 2.08 billion tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 2.17 billion tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1934 | 2.28 billion tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1935 | 2.38 billion tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1936 | 2.50 billion tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1937 | 2.62 billion tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1938 | 2.76 billion tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1939 | 2.88 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1940 | 3.04 billion tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1941 | 3.19 billion tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1942 | 3.34 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1943 | 3.49 billion tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1944 | 3.63 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 3.71 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 3.76 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 3.83 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 3.92 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1949 | 4.01 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 4.12 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 4.24 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 4.37 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 4.52 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 4.66 billion tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 4.80 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 4.96 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 5.15 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 5.33 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 5.52 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 5.76 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 6.04 billion tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 6.33 billion tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 6.66 billion tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 7.02 billion tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 7.41 billion tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 7.83 billion tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 8.32 billion tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 8.88 billion tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 9.53 billion tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 10.30 billion tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 11.10 billion tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 11.96 billion tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 12.88 billion tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 13.79 billion tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 14.66 billion tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 15.57 billion tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 16.51 billion tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 17.41 billion tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 18.37 billion tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 19.32 billion tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 20.25 billion tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 21.15 billion tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 22.03 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 22.97 billion tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 23.89 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 24.80 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 25.70 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 26.69 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 27.71 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 28.86 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 30.03 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 31.21 billion tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 32.38 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 33.60 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 34.84 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 36.08 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 37.32 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 38.53 billion tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 39.76 billion tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 41.02 billion tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 42.27 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 43.55 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 44.83 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 46.11 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 47.40 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 48.66 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 49.96 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 51.19 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.35 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 53.56 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 54.82 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 56.12 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 57.43 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 58.69 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.91 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 61.11 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 62.30 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.44 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 64.54 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.58 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 66.63 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.66 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 68.65 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 69.61 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | +400.0% | 146,560 tonnes | 732,800 tonnes |
| 1875 | +196.5% | 732,800 tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes |
| 1869 | +166.7% | 10,992 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes |
| 1876 | +64.6% | 2.17 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes |
| 1870 | +62.5% | 29,312 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes |
| 1871 | +53.8% | 47,632 tonnes | 73,280 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 20,152 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 2 |
| 1870s | 2.75 million tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 9.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 25.36 million tonnes | 11.39 million tonnes | 44.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 98.50 million tonnes | 51.59 million tonnes | 160.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 306.37 million tonnes | 180.00 million tonnes | 456.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 740.57 million tonnes | 496.19 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 3.04 billion tonnes | 4.01 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.77 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | 5.52 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.38 billion tonnes | 5.76 billion tonnes | 9.53 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.25 billion tonnes | 10.30 billion tonnes | 18.37 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.45 billion tonnes | 19.32 billion tonnes | 27.71 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.26 billion tonnes | 28.86 billion tonnes | 39.76 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.73 billion tonnes | 41.02 billion tonnes | 52.35 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.19 billion tonnes | 53.56 billion tonnes | 64.54 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.63 billion tonnes | 65.58 billion tonnes | 69.61 billion tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Japan was 69.61 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.61 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,992 tonnes in 1868.
- How does Japan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.