Brazil vs Japan: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,299 Mt CO2e against 1,063 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 236 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil'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.
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 429.45 Mt CO2e | 1,084 Mt CO2e | 654.77 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 591.62 Mt CO2e | 1,130 Mt CO2e | 537.96 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 758.58 Mt CO2e | 1,355 Mt CO2e | 596.49 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 969.4 Mt CO2e | 1,360 Mt CO2e | 390.77 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,196 Mt CO2e | 1,328 Mt CO2e | 132.46 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,270 Mt CO2e | 1,125 Mt CO2e | 145.05 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 1,299 Mt CO2e against 1,063 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Brazil and Japan?
- 236 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).