Methane emissions in Japan

Japan emitted 50.9 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 50.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.9% 2023: 51.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 39th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Japan over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 50.9 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 51.4 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 51.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 52.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 51.6 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 52.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 52.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 53.2 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 53.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 53.7 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 54.9 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 55.9 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 55.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 55.9 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 58.4 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 57.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 56.5 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 56.1 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 54.8 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 53.9 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 54.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 54.3 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 55.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 55.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 57.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9% from 51.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −7.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 39th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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.CH4.MT.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