Per capita methane emissions in Japan
Japan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Japan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Japan peaked at 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Japan 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 191 Yemen 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Jamaica 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Syria 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 196 Aruba 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Nauru 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Japan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Japan was 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.