Japan vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 10.28 Mt CO2e against 1.04 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 9.24 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 9.9 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 43rd and North America ranks 38th of 197 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9123 Mt CO2e | 12.84 Mt CO2e | 11.93 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 0.5554 Mt CO2e | 14.54 Mt CO2e | 13.98 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 0.6335 Mt CO2e | 11.41 Mt CO2e | 10.77 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 8.94 Mt CO2e | 7.79 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 9.67 Mt CO2e | 8.52 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 9.85 Mt CO2e | 8.79 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Japan or North America?
- North America, at 10.28 Mt CO2e against 1.04 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Japan and North America?
- 9.24 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Japan ranks 43rd and North America ranks 38th of 197 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (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
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).