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Per capita methane emissions in Japan

Japan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2329 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2329
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7281
in 1970
All-time low
0.2329
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Japan, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.50.60.7185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.2329 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 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2329, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Japan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2719 —
1851 0.2721 +0.1%
1852 0.2722 +0.0%
1853 0.2721 -0.0%
1854 0.272 -0.0%
1855 0.2719 -0.0%
1856 0.2718 -0.0%
1857 0.2717 -0.0%
1858 0.2716 -0.0%
1859 0.2715 -0.0%
1860 0.2714 -0.0%
1861 0.2712 -0.0%
1862 0.2711 -0.0%
1863 0.2711 -0.0%
1864 0.2709 -0.0%
1865 0.2708 -0.1%
1866 0.2706 -0.1%
1867 0.2705 -0.1%
1868 0.2704 -0.0%
1869 0.2701 -0.1%
1870 0.2696 -0.2%
1871 0.27 +0.1%
1872 0.2702 +0.1%
1873 0.2702 +0.0%
1874 0.2713 +0.4%
1875 0.273 +0.6%
1876 0.2729 -0.0%
1877 0.2727 -0.1%
1878 0.2736 +0.3%
1879 0.2742 +0.2%
1880 0.274 -0.1%
1881 0.2744 +0.1%
1882 0.2744 +0.0%
1883 0.2747 +0.1%
1884 0.2752 +0.2%
1885 0.2758 +0.2%
1886 0.276 +0.1%
1887 0.2776 +0.6%
1888 0.2786 +0.4%
1889 0.2802 +0.6%
1890 0.2807 +0.2%
1891 0.2836 +1.0%
1892 0.2839 +0.1%
1893 0.2847 +0.3%
1894 0.2892 +1.6%
1895 0.2916 +0.8%
1896 0.2927 +0.4%
1897 0.2937 +0.4%
1898 0.2999 +2.1%
1899 0.2998 -0.0%
1900 0.3026 +0.9%
1901 0.308 +1.8%
1902 0.3101 +0.7%
1903 0.3111 +0.3%
1904 0.3149 +1.2%
1905 0.3157 +0.2%
1906 0.3189 +1.0%
1907 0.3209 +0.6%
1908 0.3236 +0.8%
1909 0.3234 -0.1%
1910 0.3244 +0.3%
1911 0.3299 +1.7%
1912 0.3358 +1.8%
1913 0.3411 +1.6%
1914 0.344 +0.9%
1915 0.3347 -2.7%
1916 0.3408 +1.8%
1917 0.3509 +3.0%
1918 0.3545 +1.0%
1919 0.3624 +2.2%
1920 0.3535 -2.5%
1921 0.3426 -3.1%
1922 0.3473 +1.4%
1923 0.3515 +1.2%
1924 0.3541 +0.8%
1925 0.3556 +0.4%
1926 0.3546 -0.3%
1927 0.3609 +1.8%
1928 0.3601 -0.2%
1929 0.3607 +0.2%
1930 0.3492 -3.2%
1931 0.3382 -3.1%
1932 0.337 -0.4%
1933 0.3497 +3.8%
1934 0.3585 +2.5%
1935 0.3614 +0.8%
1936 0.3727 +3.1%
1937 0.3822 +2.5%
1938 0.3892 +1.8%
1939 0.3855 -1.0%
1940 0.4114 +6.7%
1941 0.4143 +0.7%
1942 0.4107 -0.9%
1943 0.4158 +1.3%
1944 0.4073 -2.1%
1945 0.3572 -12.3%
1946 0.3422 -4.2%
1947 0.366 +7.0%
1948 0.391 +6.8%
1949 0.4083 +4.4%
1950 0.4064 -0.4%
1951 0.4301 +5.8%
1952 0.4418 +2.7%
1953 0.4559 +3.2%
1954 0.4587 +0.6%
1955 0.4631 +1.0%
1956 0.4851 +4.7%
1957 0.5099 +5.1%
1958 0.5113 +0.3%
1959 0.5218 +2.1%
1960 0.5472 +4.9%
1961 0.569 +4.0%
1962 0.5714 +0.4%
1963 0.5811 +1.7%
1964 0.593 +2.0%
1965 0.6028 +1.6%
1966 0.6134 +1.8%
1967 0.6366 +3.8%
1968 0.6678 +4.9%
1969 0.7038 +5.4%
1970 0.7281 +3.5%
1971 0.6705 -7.9%
1972 0.6294 -6.1%
1973 0.6114 -2.8%
1974 0.5857 -4.2%
1975 0.5594 -4.5%
1976 0.5646 +0.9%
1977 0.5619 -0.5%
1978 0.526 -6.4%
1979 0.5197 -1.2%
1980 0.5102 -1.8%
1981 0.5035 -1.3%
1982 0.4998 -0.7%
1983 0.4973 -0.5%
1984 0.4997 +0.5%
1985 0.4953 -0.9%
1986 0.4892 -1.2%
1987 0.4639 -5.2%
1988 0.4554 -1.8%
1989 0.4501 -1.2%
1990 0.4366 -3.0%
1991 0.4339 -0.6%
1992 0.4293 -1.1%
1993 0.4234 -1.4%
1994 0.4232 -0.0%
1995 0.4114 -2.8%
1996 0.3965 -3.6%
1997 0.3775 -4.8%
1998 0.3564 -5.6%
1999 0.3466 -2.8%
2000 0.3381 -2.4%
2001 0.3264 -3.5%
2002 0.3181 -2.5%
2003 0.3111 -2.2%
2004 0.3086 -0.8%
2005 0.3045 -1.3%
2006 0.3015 -1.0%
2007 0.3016 +0.0%
2008 0.2826 -6.3%
2009 0.2793 -1.2%
2010 0.2808 +0.6%
2011 0.2726 -2.9%
2012 0.2663 -2.3%
2013 0.2658 -0.2%
2014 0.2568 -3.4%
2015 0.2513 -2.1%
2016 0.2491 -0.9%
2017 0.2487 -0.2%
2018 0.2438 -2.0%
2019 0.2393 -1.8%
2020 0.2353 -1.7%
2021 0.235 -0.1%
2022 0.2373 +1.0%
2023 0.233 -1.8%
2024 0.2329 -0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.2329 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 23% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.2329 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2719 0.2715 0.2722 10
1860s 0.2708 0.2701 0.2714 10
1870s 0.2718 0.2696 0.2742 10
1880s 0.2761 0.274 0.2802 10
1890s 0.29 0.2807 0.2999 10
1900s 0.3149 0.3026 0.3236 10
1910s 0.3419 0.3244 0.3624 10
1920s 0.3541 0.3426 0.3609 10
1930s 0.3624 0.337 0.3892 10
1940s 0.3924 0.3422 0.4158 10
1950s 0.4684 0.4064 0.5218 10
1960s 0.6086 0.5472 0.7038 10
1970s 0.5957 0.5197 0.7281 10
1980s 0.4864 0.4501 0.5102 10
1990s 0.4035 0.3466 0.4366 10
2000s 0.3072 0.2793 0.3381 10
2010s 0.2574 0.2393 0.2808 10
2020s 0.2347 0.2329 0.2373 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 191 Yemen 0.2854 compare
  2. 192 Jamaica 0.2674 compare
  3. 193 Syria 0.2487 compare
  4. 195 Kiribati 0.2304 compare
  5. 196 Aruba 0.2163 compare
  6. 197 Nauru 0.1611 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Japan?
Per capita methane emissions in Japan was 0.2329 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7281 in 1970.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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