Japan vs Middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Japan
174.9 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income
3,098 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
Middle income rank
7th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Japan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 3,098 Mt CO2e against 174.9 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 2,923 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 17.7 times Japan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 124.18 Mt CO2e 520.92 Mt CO2e 396.74 Mt CO2e Middle income
1980s 163.79 Mt CO2e 726.29 Mt CO2e 562.5 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 243.05 Mt CO2e 1,020 Mt CO2e 777.21 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 250.64 Mt CO2e 1,609 Mt CO2e 1,358 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 213.5 Mt CO2e 2,605 Mt CO2e 2,392 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 182.27 Mt CO2e 2,941 Mt CO2e 2,759 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Japan or Middle income?
Middle income, at 3,098 Mt CO2e against 174.9 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Japan and Middle income?
2,923 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Japan ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 7th 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 Transport (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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).