Japan CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Japan emit in 2012?
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Japan emitted 1305.88 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 3.74% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Japan in 2012?
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In 2012, Japan emitted 10.21 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 127853688.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1305.88 million tonnes emitted by Japan in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
564.59 |
4.42 |
| Gas |
255.89 |
2.0 |
| Coal |
450.42 |
3.52 |
| Cement |
25.62 |
0.2 |
| Flaring |
0.49 |
0.0 |
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