Japan CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Japan emit in 2001?

Japan emitted 1249.16 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 4.87% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Japan in 2001?

In 2001, Japan emitted 9.83 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 127065736.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1249.16 million tonnes emitted by Japan in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 655.46 5.16
Gas 167.83 1.32
Coal 381.94 3.01
Cement 34.37 0.27
Flaring 0.55 0.0

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