Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Japan
Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.8% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Japan, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Japan stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 318 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Japan peaked at 4.7% in 1710 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2100.
Japan ranks 32nd of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1830s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 29 Madagascar 0.8% compare
- 30 Iran 0.8% compare
- 31 Mali 0.8% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.7% compare
- 34 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0.7% compare
More climate change data for Japan
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Japan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Japan was 0.8% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1710.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2100.
- How does Japan rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Japan ranks 32nd out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.