Japan vs Norway: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Japan
3.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Norway
4.27 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
61st
Norway rank
58th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.27 Mt CO2e against 3.5 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.77 Mt CO2e.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 61st and Norway ranks 58th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 20.08 Mt CO2e 0.6731 Mt CO2e 19.41 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 13.22 Mt CO2e 1.06 Mt CO2e 12.17 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 7.33 Mt CO2e 1.65 Mt CO2e 5.67 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 4.89 Mt CO2e 4.33 Mt CO2e 0.5586 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 4.25 Mt CO2e 4.49 Mt CO2e 0.2408 Mt CO2e Norway
2020s 3.66 Mt CO2e 4.28 Mt CO2e 0.6186 Mt CO2e Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 4.27 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 Norway?
0.77 Mt CO2e, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Japan ranks 61st and Norway ranks 58th 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (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
239 places, 13,145 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).