Japan vs Upper middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Upper middle income
19,522 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
6th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 19,522 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 18,550 Mt CO2e.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 20.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 956.95 Mt CO2e 3,381 Mt CO2e 2,424 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1980s 998.14 Mt CO2e 4,808 Mt CO2e 3,810 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1990s 1,203 Mt CO2e 6,487 Mt CO2e 5,284 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2000s 1,248 Mt CO2e 10,108 Mt CO2e 8,860 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2010s 1,235 Mt CO2e 16,114 Mt CO2e 14,878 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2020s 1,033 Mt CO2e 18,708 Mt CO2e 17,675 Mt CO2e Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Japan or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 19,522 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 Upper middle income?
18,550 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Japan ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 204 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

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 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).