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.
Japan, 2024
7.84
Change from 2023
−2.6%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
28th of 203
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.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
8.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.86e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.28e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
1,063.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
50.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
16.53 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank