Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Japan
Japan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Japan, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Japan is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Japan peaked at 8.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1928.
Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Japan?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Japan was 4.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1928.
- How does Japan rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.