CO2 emissions per person in Japan

Carbon dioxide emissions in Japan were 7.84 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 7.84 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −2.6% 2023: 8.05 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.65 t CO2 per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 28th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Japan over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 7.84 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 8.05 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 8.40 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 8.59 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 8.40 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 8.87 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 9.17 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 9.55 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 9.67 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 9.69 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 10.01 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 10.38 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 10.25 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 9.93 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 9.50 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 9.04 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 9.53 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 10.09 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 9.82 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 10.01 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 9.92 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 9.96 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 9.92 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 9.67 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 9.80 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.6% from 8.05 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.01 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −21.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database