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Japan Annual CO2 Emissions

Japan's annual CO2 emissions fell to 988.78 million tonnes in 2023, down from 1.03 billion tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 4.3% (43.9 million) from the previous year. Japan has the 5th highest annual CO2 emissions. Other top countries are China, United States, India and Russia.

Yearly Historical Data (1868-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 988.78
2022 1,032.69
2021 1,061.91
2020 1,040.48
2019 1,105.48
2018 1,142.48
2017 1,187.48
2016 1,203.18
2015 1,223.2
2014 1,263.81
2013 1,315.3
2012 1,306
2011 1,264.8
2010 1,214.8
2009 1,163.39
2008 1,232.2
2007 1,303
2006 1,267.3
2005 1,290.3
2004 1,282.89
2003 1,287.49
2002 1,278.99
2001 1,249.39
2000 1,263.99
1999 1,241.2
1998 1,204.59
1997 1,244.4
1996 1,251.69
1995 1,239.19
1994 1,226.89
1993 1,171.89
1992 1,178.89
1991 1,169.09
1990 1,157.39
1989 1,021.28
1988 984.7
1987 902.18
1986 914.05
1985 915.26
1984 940.53
1983 884.42
1982 900.71
1981 930.37
1980 948.54
1979 957.13
1978 905.06
1977 935.53
1976 909.56
1975 869.8
1974 914.3
1973 914.26
1972 861.05
1971 799.64
1970 769.74
1969 653.85
1968 562.56
1967 489.91
1966 419.78
1965 386.97
1964 359.35
1963 325.26
1962 293.28
1961 283.13
1960 232.83
1959 192.92
1958 181.42
1957 188.29
1956 160.82
1955 142.04
1954 142.68
1953 145.9
1952 130.43
1951 123.46
1950 102.54
1949 98.42
1948 88.08
1947 70.03
1946 52.71
1945 76.64
1944 138.73
1943 150.64
1942 147.79
1941 154.6
1940 153.24
1939 127.75
1938 131.74
1937 125.43
1936 116.85
1935 106.38
1934 101.2
1933 91.34
1932 77.98
1931 77.9
1930 86.17
1929 94.88
1928 92.39
1927 89.48
1926 82.6
1925 82.01
1924 79.35
1923 75.91
1922 71.43
1921 66.81
1920 74.28
1919 79.19
1918 71.54
1917 67.48
1916 58.6
1915 52.84
1914 58.02
1913 54.32
1912 49.28
1911 44.21
1910 39.38
1909 38.26
1908 37.63
1907 35.07
1906 32.86
1905 29.93
1904 29.05
1903 25.79
1902 24.94
1901 23.27
1900 19.41
1899 17.27
1898 17.25
1897 13.54
1896 12.92
1895 12.23
1894 11.02
1893 8.57
1892 8.08
1891 8.12
1890 6.76
1889 6.25
1888 5.17
1887 4.47
1886 3.61
1885 3.35
1884 2.96
1883 2.71
1882 2.51
1881 2.41
1880 2.35
1879 2.32
1878 1.86
1877 1.29
1876 1.4
1875 1.44
1874 0.59
1873 0.04
1872 0.03
1871 0.03
1870 0.02
1869 0.02
1868 0.01
Japan Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Japan.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 12.72% 12.78% 2022
Forest Area (%) 68.41% 68.41% 2022