Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan
Japan: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0078 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0078 kt per person for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.01 kt per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 kt per person, in 1961.
Japan ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 kt per person | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.004 kt per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 kt per person | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 kt per person | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 kt per person | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0076 kt per person | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 kt per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 kt per person | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0082 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0081 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.008 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 kt per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.009 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.01 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 kt per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0082 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 kt per person | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 kt per person | 0.0031 kt per person | 0.0064 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 kt per person | 0.0076 kt per person | 0.0084 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 kt per person | 0.0076 kt per person | 0.0084 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 kt per person | 0.0089 kt per person | 0.0096 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 kt per person | 0.0088 kt per person | 0.01 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 kt per person | 0.0085 kt per person | 0.0098 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 kt per person | 0.0078 kt per person | 0.0082 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Japan was 0.0078 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 kt per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.