Euro area vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Euro area
413.59 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
432.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Euro area rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Euro area
  • Japan
2004006008001.0k197019972024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 432.37 Mt CO2e against 413.59 Mt CO2e in Euro area, a difference of 18.78 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 2 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 757.23 Mt CO2e 293.7 Mt CO2e 463.53 Mt CO2e Euro area
1980s 870.02 Mt CO2e 302.5 Mt CO2e 567.53 Mt CO2e Euro area
1990s 871.86 Mt CO2e 399.07 Mt CO2e 472.79 Mt CO2e Euro area
2000s 939.07 Mt CO2e 459.78 Mt CO2e 479.29 Mt CO2e Euro area
2010s 783.96 Mt CO2e 556.4 Mt CO2e 227.56 Mt CO2e Euro area
2020s 506.21 Mt CO2e 462.65 Mt CO2e 43.56 Mt CO2e Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Euro area or Japan?
Japan, at 432.37 Mt CO2e against 413.59 Mt CO2e in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Euro area and Japan?
18.78 Mt CO2e, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Euro area ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 2 groups.
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 Power Industry (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

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).