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Share global methane emissions in Japan

Japan: Share global methane emissions was 0.3068 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3068
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 1970
All-time low
0.3068
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Japan, 1850–2024

0.40.60.811.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Japan stood at 0.3068. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Japan peaked at 1.27 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3068, in 2024.

Japan ranks 55th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Japan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.7111 —
1851 0.7109 -0.0%
1852 0.7096 -0.2%
1853 0.7079 -0.2%
1854 0.7036 -0.6%
1855 0.7024 -0.2%
1856 0.7002 -0.3%
1857 0.6993 -0.1%
1858 0.6986 -0.1%
1859 0.6962 -0.3%
1860 0.6929 -0.5%
1861 0.6909 -0.3%
1862 0.6898 -0.2%
1863 0.6866 -0.5%
1864 0.6836 -0.4%
1865 0.6809 -0.4%
1866 0.6781 -0.4%
1867 0.6764 -0.3%
1868 0.6753 -0.2%
1869 0.6727 -0.4%
1870 0.6715 -0.2%
1871 0.6698 -0.3%
1872 0.6658 -0.6%
1873 0.6635 -0.4%
1874 0.6683 +0.7%
1875 0.6695 +0.2%
1876 0.6688 -0.1%
1877 0.6675 -0.2%
1878 0.6696 +0.3%
1879 0.6691 -0.1%
1880 0.6644 -0.7%
1881 0.6631 -0.2%
1882 0.6611 -0.3%
1883 0.6592 -0.3%
1884 0.661 +0.3%
1885 0.6632 +0.3%
1886 0.6639 +0.1%
1887 0.6657 +0.3%
1888 0.6639 -0.3%
1889 0.6685 +0.7%
1890 0.6655 -0.4%
1891 0.671 +0.8%
1892 0.6729 +0.3%
1893 0.6784 +0.8%
1894 0.6874 +1.3%
1895 0.6909 +0.5%
1896 0.6936 +0.4%
1897 0.6946 +0.1%
1898 0.7067 +1.7%
1899 0.7022 -0.6%
1900 0.7061 +0.6%
1901 0.718 +1.7%
1902 0.7242 +0.9%
1903 0.7222 -0.3%
1904 0.7333 +1.5%
1905 0.7343 +0.1%
1906 0.7385 +0.6%
1907 0.7339 -0.6%
1908 0.7479 +1.9%
1909 0.7461 -0.2%
1910 0.7477 +0.2%
1911 0.7608 +1.8%
1912 0.7742 +1.8%
1913 0.7805 +0.8%
1914 0.8046 +3.1%
1915 0.7896 -1.9%
1916 0.7979 +1.1%
1917 0.819 +2.6%
1918 0.839 +2.4%
1919 0.878 +4.6%
1920 0.8449 -3.8%
1921 0.8455 +0.1%
1922 0.8502 +0.6%
1923 0.8445 -0.7%
1924 0.8526 +1.0%
1925 0.8599 +0.8%
1926 0.8665 +0.8%
1927 0.8688 +0.3%
1928 0.8732 +0.5%
1929 0.8676 -0.6%
1930 0.8514 -1.9%
1931 0.841 -1.2%
1932 0.8496 +1.0%
1933 0.8767 +3.2%
1934 0.888 +1.3%
1935 0.8903 +0.3%
1936 0.9041 +1.6%
1937 0.9186 +1.6%
1938 0.9442 +2.8%
1939 0.9305 -1.4%
1940 0.9824 +5.6%
1941 0.9864 +0.4%
1942 0.9807 -0.6%
1943 0.9873 +0.7%
1944 0.9682 -1.9%
1945 0.8766 -9.5%
1946 0.8306 -5.2%
1947 0.8701 +4.7%
1948 0.9261 +6.4%
1949 0.967 +4.4%
1950 0.9758 +0.9%
1951 1.01 +4.0%
1952 1.04 +2.0%
1953 1.06 +2.1%
1954 1.05 -0.7%
1955 1.02 -2.5%
1956 1.05 +2.5%
1957 1.08 +2.8%
1958 1.07 -0.9%
1959 1.05 -1.4%
1960 1.08 +2.6%
1961 1.12 +3.6%
1962 1.12 -0.3%
1963 1.12 +0.1%
1964 1.13 +0.9%
1965 1.13 -0.1%
1966 1.12 -1.1%
1967 1.15 +3.5%
1968 1.2 +4.3%
1969 1.24 +3.3%
1970 1.27 +1.7%
1971 1.18 -7.1%
1972 1.1 -6.9%
1973 1.05 -4.0%
1974 1.02 -3.1%
1975 0.9716 -4.6%
1976 0.9762 +0.5%
1977 0.9686 -0.8%
1978 0.9114 -5.9%
1979 0.8858 -2.8%
1980 0.8799 -0.7%
1981 0.8951 +1.7%
1982 0.8825 -1.4%
1983 0.8818 -0.1%
1984 0.8791 -0.3%
1985 0.8638 -1.7%
1986 0.8469 -2.0%
1987 0.8001 -5.5%
1988 0.777 -2.9%
1989 0.7544 -2.9%
1990 0.7301 -3.2%
1991 0.7339 +0.5%
1992 0.7295 -0.6%
1993 0.7236 -0.8%
1994 0.7188 -0.7%
1995 0.6925 -3.7%
1996 0.6612 -4.5%
1997 0.6344 -4.0%
1998 0.6055 -4.6%
1999 0.5888 -2.8%
2000 0.5677 -3.6%
2001 0.5507 -3.0%
2002 0.5408 -1.8%
2003 0.5174 -4.3%
2004 0.505 -2.4%
2005 0.4913 -2.7%
2006 0.4792 -2.5%
2007 0.4766 -0.6%
2008 0.444 -6.8%
2009 0.4419 -0.5%
2010 0.4373 -1.0%
2011 0.4125 -5.7%
2012 0.3995 -3.2%
2013 0.4003 +0.2%
2014 0.3829 -4.4%
2015 0.3735 -2.4%
2016 0.3683 -1.4%
2017 0.3614 -1.9%
2018 0.3485 -3.6%
2019 0.3392 -2.7%
2020 0.3365 -0.8%
2021 0.3275 -2.7%
2022 0.3229 -1.4%
2023 0.3109 -3.7%
2024 0.3068 -1.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.3068 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 3.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.3068 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 5.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.704 0.6962 0.7111 10
1860s 0.6827 0.6727 0.6929 10
1870s 0.6683 0.6635 0.6715 10
1880s 0.6634 0.6592 0.6685 10
1890s 0.6863 0.6655 0.7067 10
1900s 0.7305 0.7061 0.7479 10
1910s 0.7991 0.7477 0.878 10
1920s 0.8574 0.8445 0.8732 10
1930s 0.8895 0.841 0.9442 10
1940s 0.9376 0.8306 0.9873 10
1950s 1.04 0.9758 1.08 10
1960s 1.14 1.08 1.24 10
1970s 1.03 0.8858 1.27 10
1980s 0.846 0.7544 0.8951 10
1990s 0.6818 0.5888 0.7339 10
2000s 0.5015 0.4419 0.5677 10
2010s 0.3823 0.3392 0.4373 10
2020s 0.3209 0.3068 0.3365 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 52 Niger 0.3327 compare
  2. 53 Mali 0.3187 compare
  3. 54 Morocco 0.3152 compare
  4. 56 Nepal 0.3037 compare
  5. 57 Bolivia 0.3029 compare
  6. 58 Malaysia 0.2912 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Japan?
Share global methane emissions in Japan was 0.3068 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 1970.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3068 in 2024.
How does Japan rank for share global methane emissions?
Japan ranks 55th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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