Japan vs Korea: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3.86 Mt CO2e against 3.5 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.36 Mt CO2e.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 61st and Korea ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.08 Mt CO2e | 7.72 Mt CO2e | 12.37 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 13.22 Mt CO2e | 10.34 Mt CO2e | 2.88 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.33 Mt CO2e | 4.75 Mt CO2e | 2.57 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.89 Mt CO2e | 3.05 Mt CO2e | 1.84 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.25 Mt CO2e | 3.39 Mt CO2e | 0.8628 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 3.74 Mt CO2e | 0.0782 Mt CO2e | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 3.86 Mt CO2e against 3.5 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Japan and Korea?
- 0.36 Mt CO2e, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Japan ranks 61st and Korea ranks 59th of 192 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 Fugitive Emissions (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 fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).