Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Japan
Japan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,498 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Japan stood at 1,498 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Japan peaked at 2,072 kilograms per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,429 kilograms per person, in 2020.
Japan ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,939 kilograms per person | 1,718 kilograms per person | 2,066 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,962 kilograms per person | 1,776 kilograms per person | 2,072 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,675 kilograms per person | 1,585 kilograms per person | 1,784 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,469 kilograms per person | 1,429 kilograms per person | 1,498 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 49 Germany 1,620 kilograms per person compare
- 50 Seychelles 1,563 kilograms per person compare
- 51 United Kingdom 1,544 kilograms per person compare
- 53 Suriname 1,495 kilograms per person compare
- 54 Turkmenistan 1,492 kilograms per person compare
- 55 Cyprus 1,465 kilograms per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Japan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Japan was 1,498 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,072 kilograms per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 kilograms per person in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Japan ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.