Japan vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,632 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 3,660 Mt CO2e.
That makes United States's figure about 4.8 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 956.95 Mt CO2e | 4,768 Mt CO2e | 3,811 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 998.14 Mt CO2e | 4,728 Mt CO2e | 3,730 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 1,203 Mt CO2e | 5,320 Mt CO2e | 4,117 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 1,248 Mt CO2e | 5,772 Mt CO2e | 4,524 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2010s | 1,235 Mt CO2e | 5,159 Mt CO2e | 3,924 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2020s | 1,033 Mt CO2e | 4,657 Mt CO2e | 3,624 Mt CO2e | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 4,632 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Japan and United States?
- 3,660 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).