Japan vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Japan
432.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income
10,776 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019972024

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 10,776 Mt CO2e against 432.37 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 10,344 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 24.9 times Japan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 293.7 Mt CO2e 866.32 Mt CO2e 572.62 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1980s 302.5 Mt CO2e 1,516 Mt CO2e 1,213 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 399.07 Mt CO2e 2,523 Mt CO2e 2,124 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2000s 459.78 Mt CO2e 4,401 Mt CO2e 3,941 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 556.4 Mt CO2e 7,567 Mt CO2e 7,011 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 462.65 Mt CO2e 9,921 Mt CO2e 9,459 Mt CO2e Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Japan or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 10,776 Mt CO2e against 432.37 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Japan and Low & middle income?
10,344 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Japan ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 194 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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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).