Per capita ghg emissions in Japan
Japan: Per capita ghg emissions was 8.14 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.14
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
53rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.58
in 2013
All-time low
0.6841
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Japan is 8.14, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Japan peaked at 10.58 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6841, in 1850.
That places Japan 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6841 | — |
| 1851 | 0.7032 | +2.8% |
| 1852 | 0.7033 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.7003 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.713 | +1.8% |
| 1855 | 0.6957 | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 0.69 | -0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.7044 | +2.1% |
| 1858 | 0.7197 | +2.2% |
| 1859 | 0.708 | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 0.7057 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.7221 | +2.3% |
| 1862 | 0.7215 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.7235 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.719 | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.7253 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 0.7327 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.7168 | -2.2% |
| 1868 | 0.7236 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.7249 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.7482 | +3.2% |
| 1871 | 0.744 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.7643 | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 0.7772 | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 0.7935 | +2.1% |
| 1875 | 0.8391 | +5.7% |
| 1876 | 0.8387 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.849 | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8611 | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.8875 | +3.1% |
| 1880 | 0.8972 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9121 | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.9224 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 0.9776 | +6.0% |
| 1884 | 0.9398 | -3.9% |
| 1885 | 0.9819 | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 0.9903 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 1.03 | +2.4% |
| 1889 | 1.07 | +4.1% |
| 1890 | 1.13 | +6.0% |
| 1891 | 1.18 | +4.3% |
| 1892 | 1.18 | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 1.31 | +10.7% |
| 1895 | 1.32 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 1.37 | +3.4% |
| 1897 | 1.39 | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.46 | +5.0% |
| 1899 | 1.49 | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 1.56 | +5.2% |
| 1901 | 1.65 | +5.7% |
| 1902 | 1.7 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 1.77 | +3.8% |
| 1905 | 1.81 | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 1.86 | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 1.88 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 1.95 | +3.7% |
| 1909 | 2 | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 1.98 | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 2.1 | +5.8% |
| 1912 | 2.22 | +5.7% |
| 1913 | 2.23 | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.35 | +5.5% |
| 1915 | 2.13 | -9.3% |
| 1916 | 2.37 | +10.9% |
| 1917 | 2.46 | +4.1% |
| 1918 | 2.58 | +4.6% |
| 1919 | 2.69 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 2.55 | -5.0% |
| 1921 | 2.42 | -5.3% |
| 1922 | 2.52 | +4.3% |
| 1923 | 2.6 | +3.2% |
| 1924 | 2.67 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 2.7 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 2.72 | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 2.82 | +3.7% |
| 1928 | 2.8 | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 2.85 | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 2.65 | -6.9% |
| 1931 | 2.51 | -5.5% |
| 1932 | 2.53 | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 2.72 | +7.9% |
| 1934 | 2.86 | +5.1% |
| 1935 | 2.9 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 3.01 | +4.0% |
| 1937 | 3.11 | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 3.19 | +2.9% |
| 1939 | 3.14 | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 3.49 | +11.1% |
| 1941 | 3.47 | -0.6% |
| 1942 | 3.37 | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 3.38 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 3.22 | -4.8% |
| 1945 | 2.33 | -27.6% |
| 1946 | 1.99 | -14.6% |
| 1947 | 2.24 | +12.8% |
| 1948 | 2.46 | +9.4% |
| 1949 | 2.56 | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 2.57 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 2.72 | +5.7% |
| 1952 | 2.82 | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 3.01 | +6.8% |
| 1954 | 2.88 | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 2.9 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 3.07 | +6.1% |
| 1957 | 3.39 | +10.3% |
| 1958 | 3.25 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 3.52 | +8.3% |
| 1960 | 3.85 | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 4.3 | +11.5% |
| 1962 | 4.34 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.63 | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 4.9 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 5.11 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 5.33 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 6.06 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 6.65 | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 7.5 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 8.46 | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 8.55 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 8.94 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 9.28 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 9.13 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 8.54 | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 8.79 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 8.92 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 8.56 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 8.92 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 8.74 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 8.52 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.25 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 8.08 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.55 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 8.27 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 8.21 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.04 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.7 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 8.94 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 9.95 | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 9.98 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.02 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.94 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.35 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.39 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.51 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.35 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.02 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 10.23 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.19 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.36 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.33 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.18 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.48 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.9 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.31 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.72 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.17 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 10.51 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 10.58 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.75 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.67 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.32 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.56 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 8.79 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.62 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.14 | -1.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Japan's 8.14 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -27.6% | 3.22 | 2.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7022 | 0.6841 | 0.7197 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7215 | 0.7057 | 0.7327 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8103 | 0.744 | 0.8875 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9721 | 0.8972 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.3 | 1.13 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.79 | 1.56 | 2 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.31 | 1.98 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.67 | 2.42 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.86 | 2.51 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.85 | 1.99 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.01 | 2.57 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.27 | 3.85 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.81 | 8.46 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.43 | 8.04 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.17 | 9.94 | 10.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.19 | 9.31 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 | 9.02 | 10.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 | 8.14 | 8.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Japan?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Japan was 8.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6841 in 1850.
- How does Japan rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Japan ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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