Japan vs South Korea: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Japan
50.87 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Korea
44.74 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
39th
South Korea rank
41st
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 50.87 Mt CO2e against 44.74 Mt CO2e in South Korea, a difference of 6.13 Mt CO2e.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 41st of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.69 Mt CO2e | 28.47 Mt CO2e | 57.22 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 79.26 Mt CO2e | 37.9 Mt CO2e | 41.35 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 65.14 Mt CO2e | 38.15 Mt CO2e | 26.99 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 55.53 Mt CO2e | 36.61 Mt CO2e | 18.91 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 54.52 Mt CO2e | 40.57 Mt CO2e | 13.94 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 51.49 Mt CO2e | 45.48 Mt CO2e | 6 Mt CO2e | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 50.87 Mt CO2e against 44.74 Mt CO2e in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Japan and South Korea?
- 6.13 Mt CO2e, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 41st of 203 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 (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
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), 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).