Japan CO2 emissions data for 2009

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Japan emit in 2009?

Japan emitted 1163.06 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009. This represents 3.69% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Japan in 2009?

In 2009, Japan emitted 9.08 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 128117040.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 1163.06 million tonnes emitted by Japan in 2009 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 516.33 4.03
Gas 201.01 1.57
Coal 411.78 3.21
Cement 25.31 0.2
Flaring 0.5 0.0

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