Germany vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 118.92 Mt CO2e against 103.8 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 15.12 Mt CO2e.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262.88 Mt CO2e | 118.22 Mt CO2e | 144.66 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1980s | 238.86 Mt CO2e | 133.78 Mt CO2e | 105.09 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1990s | 199.93 Mt CO2e | 152.05 Mt CO2e | 47.89 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2000s | 163.2 Mt CO2e | 167.81 Mt CO2e | 4.6 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 134.83 Mt CO2e | 134.55 Mt CO2e | 0.2813 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2020s | 122.83 Mt CO2e | 113.01 Mt CO2e | 9.82 Mt CO2e | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 118.92 Mt CO2e against 103.8 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Germany and Japan?
- 15.12 Mt CO2e, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).