Japan vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 441.08 Mt CO2e against 41.96 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 399.12 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 10.5 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 13th and North America ranks 16th of 190 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.77 Mt CO2e | 383.9 Mt CO2e | 322.13 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 86.14 Mt CO2e | 310.97 Mt CO2e | 224.84 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 66.48 Mt CO2e | 343.52 Mt CO2e | 277.05 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 60.5 Mt CO2e | 385.59 Mt CO2e | 325.09 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 55.26 Mt CO2e | 412.34 Mt CO2e | 357.08 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 44.43 Mt CO2e | 431.8 Mt CO2e | 387.38 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Japan or North America?
- North America, at 441.08 Mt CO2e against 41.96 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Japan and North America?
- 399.12 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Japan ranks 13th and North America ranks 16th of 190 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 Fugitive Emissions (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 fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).