Japan vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 25,498 Mt CO2e against 1,063 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 24,435 Mt CO2e.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 24.0 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,084 Mt CO2e | 6,101 Mt CO2e | 5,017 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1,130 Mt CO2e | 7,974 Mt CO2e | 6,844 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1,355 Mt CO2e | 10,108 Mt CO2e | 8,753 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1,360 Mt CO2e | 14,347 Mt CO2e | 12,987 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1,328 Mt CO2e | 21,322 Mt CO2e | 19,994 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1,125 Mt CO2e | 24,472 Mt CO2e | 23,348 Mt CO2e | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 25,498 Mt CO2e against 1,063 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 24,435 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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).