CO₂ emissions per capita: Japan
7.7724743 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 157 years from 1868 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.7724743 |
| 2023 | 7.9352145 |
| 2022 | 8.237319 |
| 2021 | 8.422242 |
| 2020 | 8.212569 |
| 2019 | 8.698248 |
| 2018 | 8.971074 |
| 2017 | 9.321171 |
| 2016 | 9.436406 |
| 2015 | 9.58534 |
| 2014 | 9.885529 |
| 2013 | 10.271204 |
| 2012 | 10.178457 |
| 2011 | 9.845555 |
| 2010 | 9.447968 |
| 2009 | 9.050865 |
| 2008 | 9.587431 |
| 2007 | 10.141284 |
| 2006 | 9.87084 |
| 2005 | 10.056906 |
| 2004 | 10.007541 |
| 2003 | 10.055865 |
| 2002 | 10.004505 |
| 2001 | 9.790459 |
| 2000 | 9.920687 |
| 1999 | 9.76424 |
| 1998 | 9.493024 |
| 1997 | 9.828307 |
| 1996 | 9.912181 |
| 1995 | 9.834065 |
| 1994 | 9.762861 |
| 1993 | 9.366616 |
| 1992 | 9.450228 |
| 1991 | 9.416044 |
| 1990 | 9.358634 |
| 1989 | 8.306787 |
| 1988 | 8.039867 |
| 1987 | 7.3985643 |
| 1986 | 7.5312967 |
| 1985 | 7.574773 |
| 1984 | 7.812822 |
| 1983 | 7.3733354 |
| 1982 | 7.53834 |
| 1981 | 7.8186884 |
| 1980 | 8.014208 |
| 1979 | 8.144438 |
| 1978 | 7.7638645 |
| 1977 | 8.094829 |
| 1976 | 7.9436936 |
| 1975 | 7.675659 |
| 1974 | 8.162743 |
| 1973 | 8.265317 |
| 1972 | 7.8822937 |
| 1971 | 7.4074297 |
| 1970 | 7.2132936 |
| 1969 | 6.1991158 |
| 1968 | 5.3969865 |
| 1967 | 4.7580547 |
| 1966 | 4.1200233 |
| 1965 | 3.834571 |
| 1964 | 3.597477 |
| 1963 | 3.2869203 |
| 1962 | 2.990306 |
| 1961 | 2.9123466 |
| 1960 | 2.4152505 |
| 1959 | 2.0175116 |
| 1958 | 1.9127747 |
| 1957 | 2.0006514 |
| 1956 | 1.7227055 |
| 1955 | 1.5364478 |
| 1954 | 1.5607245 |
| 1953 | 1.6149452 |
| 1952 | 1.462521 |
| 1951 | 1.4044485 |
| 1950 | 1.1862228 |
| 1949 | 1.1819394 |
| 1948 | 1.0720428 |
| 1947 | 0.8642439 |
| 1946 | 0.6595026 |
| 1945 | 0.9722865 |
| 1944 | 1.7846761 |
| 1943 | 1.9648433 |
| 1942 | 1.9546081 |
| 1941 | 2.0727978 |
| 1940 | 2.0823512 |
| 1939 | 1.7589908 |
| 1938 | 1.8376632 |
| 1937 | 1.772255 |
| 1936 | 1.6722602 |
| 1935 | 1.5420762 |
| 1934 | 1.4858857 |
| 1933 | 1.3583847 |
| 1932 | 1.1746082 |
| 1931 | 1.1888456 |
| 1930 | 1.3324836 |
| 1929 | 1.4871978 |
| 1928 | 1.4682201 |
| 1927 | 1.4420434 |
| 1926 | 1.3499742 |
| 1925 | 1.3591632 |
| 1924 | 1.333551 |
| 1923 | 1.2937083 |
| 1922 | 1.2345562 |
| 1921 | 1.1705152 |
| 1920 | 1.318704 |
| 1919 | 1.424043 |
| 1918 | 1.3025132 |
| 1917 | 1.2434045 |
| 1916 | 1.0928257 |
| 1915 | 0.99746436 |
| 1914 | 1.1084434 |
| 1913 | 1.0503626 |
| 1912 | 0.96459967 |
| 1911 | 0.8758014 |
| 1910 | 0.789576 |
| 1909 | 0.77609915 |
| 1908 | 0.7725069 |
| 1907 | 0.728403 |
| 1906 | 0.6903917 |
| 1905 | 0.636351 |
| 1904 | 0.62492174 |
| 1903 | 0.56122357 |
| 1902 | 0.5492697 |
| 1901 | 0.518305 |
| 1900 | 0.43704188 |
| 1899 | 0.3929726 |
| 1898 | 0.39637116 |
| 1897 | 0.31426576 |
| 1896 | 0.3026436 |
| 1895 | 0.2892916 |
| 1894 | 0.26339594 |
| 1893 | 0.20682833 |
| 1892 | 0.19670391 |
| 1891 | 0.1997487 |
| 1890 | 0.16768903 |
| 1889 | 0.15664284 |
| 1888 | 0.1306304 |
| 1887 | 0.11401958 |
| 1886 | 0.09268413 |
| 1885 | 0.08683663 |
| 1884 | 0.07733513 |
| 1883 | 0.0715289 |
| 1882 | 0.06688372 |
| 1881 | 0.06478428 |
| 1880 | 0.063514106 |
| 1879 | 0.063095115 |
| 1878 | 0.050978925 |
| 1877 | 0.035634115 |
| 1876 | 0.03903576 |
| 1875 | 0.040327102 |
| 1874 | 0.016529704 |
| 1873 | 0.0011441378 |
| 1872 | 0.0009424727 |
| 1871 | 0.0007375793 |
| 1870 | 0.0005297938 |
| 1869 | 0.0005324431 |
| 1868 | 0.0003208706 |