Japan CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Japan emit in 2017?
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Japan emitted 1186.8 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
This represents 3.29% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Japan in 2017?
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In 2017, Japan emitted 9.37 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 126662464.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1186.8 million tonnes emitted by Japan in 2017 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
448.0 |
3.54 |
| Gas |
244.66 |
1.93 |
| Coal |
458.84 |
3.62 |
| Cement |
26.43 |
0.21 |
| Flaring |
0.44 |
0.0 |
See how Japan compares to other countries in 2017 rankings.