Japan vs OECD members: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 8.24 Mt CO2e against 0.4564 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 7.78 Mt CO2e.
That makes OECD members's figure about 18.0 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th of 195 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 19.36 Mt CO2e | 18.33 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1980s | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 22.4 Mt CO2e | 20.89 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1990s | 1.61 Mt CO2e | 24.07 Mt CO2e | 22.46 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2000s | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 16.91 Mt CO2e | 15.88 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2010s | 0.6579 Mt CO2e | 9.75 Mt CO2e | 9.09 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2020s | 0.4828 Mt CO2e | 8.03 Mt CO2e | 7.55 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Japan or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 8.24 Mt CO2e against 0.4564 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Japan and OECD members?
- 7.78 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Japan ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th of 195 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 Transport (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).