Japan CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Japan emit in 2008?
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Japan emitted 1232.01 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 3.85% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Japan in 2008?
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In 2008, Japan emitted 9.62 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 128077632.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1232.01 million tonnes emitted by Japan in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
563.32 |
4.4 |
| Gas |
203.28 |
1.59 |
| Coal |
426.68 |
3.33 |
| Cement |
28.55 |
0.22 |
| Flaring |
0.57 |
0.0 |
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