Japan vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 103.8 Mt CO2e against 74.58 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom, a difference of 29.22 Mt CO2e.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.22 Mt CO2e | 120.83 Mt CO2e | 2.61 Mt CO2e | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 133.78 Mt CO2e | 117.86 Mt CO2e | 15.92 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 152.05 Mt CO2e | 114.7 Mt CO2e | 37.34 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 167.81 Mt CO2e | 104.46 Mt CO2e | 63.35 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 134.55 Mt CO2e | 91.52 Mt CO2e | 43.03 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 113.01 Mt CO2e | 82.5 Mt CO2e | 30.51 Mt CO2e | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 103.8 Mt CO2e against 74.58 Mt CO2e in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 29.22 Mt CO2e, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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).