Japan vs OECD members: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Japan
174.9 Mt CO2e
in 2024
OECD members
3,435 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
OECD members rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 3,435 Mt CO2e against 174.9 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 3,260 Mt CO2e.

That makes OECD members's figure about 19.6 times Japan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 4th of 194 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 124.18 Mt CO2e 2,078 Mt CO2e 1,954 Mt CO2e OECD members
1980s 163.79 Mt CO2e 2,437 Mt CO2e 2,274 Mt CO2e OECD members
1990s 243.05 Mt CO2e 3,035 Mt CO2e 2,792 Mt CO2e OECD members
2000s 250.64 Mt CO2e 3,497 Mt CO2e 3,247 Mt CO2e OECD members
2010s 213.5 Mt CO2e 3,465 Mt CO2e 3,251 Mt CO2e OECD members
2020s 182.27 Mt CO2e 3,347 Mt CO2e 3,165 Mt CO2e OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Japan or OECD members?
OECD members, at 3,435 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 OECD members?
3,260 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Japan ranks 6th and OECD members 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 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).