Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
Japan's co₂ per capita stands at 7.8 as of 2025-12-31, down from 7.84 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Japan's co₂ per capita was 7.8, down from 7.84 in 2024.
In 2024, Japan's co₂ per capita was 7.84, down from 7.93 in 2023.
In 2023, Japan's co₂ per capita was 7.93, down from 8.22 in 2022.
In 2022, Japan's co₂ per capita was 8.22, down from 8.41 in 2021.
In 2021, Japan's co₂ per capita was 8.41, up from 8.2 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8 | -0.0348 |
| 2024 | 7.84 | -0.0952 |
| 2023 | 7.93 | -0.2903 |
| 2022 | 8.22 | -0.1868 |
| 2021 | 8.41 | +0.2086 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | -0.4813 |
| 2019 | 8.68 | -0.2745 |
| 2018 | 8.95 | -0.3497 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | -0.1166 |
| 2016 | 9.42 | -0.1489 |
| 2015 | 9.57 | -0.3014 |
| 2014 | 9.87 | -0.3852 |
| 2013 | 10.26 | +0.0918 |
| 2012 | 10.16 | +0.3321 |
| 2011 | 9.83 | +0.399 |
| 2010 | 9.43 | +0.3953 |
| 2009 | 9.04 | -0.5331 |
| 2008 | 9.57 | -0.555 |
| 2007 | 10.13 | +0.2691 |
| 2006 | 9.86 | -0.1858 |
| 2005 | 10.04 | +0.0494 |
| 2004 | 9.99 | -0.0488 |
| 2003 | 10.04 | +0.0498 |
| 2002 | 9.99 | +0.2141 |
| 2001 | 9.78 | -0.1303 |
| 2000 | 9.91 | +0.1573 |
| 1999 | 9.75 | +0.2725 |
| 1998 | 9.48 | -0.3363 |
| 1997 | 9.82 | -0.0864 |
| 1996 | 9.9 | +0.0786 |
| 1995 | 9.82 | +0.0699 |
| 1994 | 9.75 | +0.3932 |
| 1993 | 9.36 | -0.0844 |
| 1992 | 9.44 | +0.0332 |
| 1991 | 9.41 | +0.0577 |
| 1990 | 9.35 | +0.7068 |
| 1989 | 8.65 | +0.2593 |
| 1988 | 8.39 | +0.6541 |
| 1987 | 7.73 | -0.0946 |
| 1986 | 7.83 | -0.009 |
| 1985 | 7.84 | -0.2176 |
| 1984 | 8.05 | +0.4728 |
| 1983 | 7.58 | -0.1387 |
| 1982 | 7.72 | -0.2429 |
| 1981 | 7.96 | -0.2531 |
| 1980 | 8.22 | -0.2903 |
| 1979 | 8.51 | +0.3683 |
| 1978 | 8.14 | -0.2876 |
| 1977 | 8.43 | +0.1568 |
| 1976 | 8.27 | +0.3241 |
| 1975 | 7.95 | -0.6093 |
| 1974 | 8.55 | -0.1494 |
| 1973 | 8.7 | +0.6216 |
| 1972 | 8.08 | +0.4883 |
| 1971 | 7.59 | +0.1772 |
| 1970 | 7.42 | +1.01 |
| 1969 | 6.41 | +0.8563 |
| 1968 | 5.55 | +0.6663 |
| 1967 | 4.88 | +0.6428 |
| 1966 | 4.24 | +0.316 |
| 1965 | 3.93 | +0.2785 |
| 1964 | 3.65 | +0.3425 |
| 1963 | 3.3 | +0.3006 |
| 1962 | 3 | +0.1265 |
| 1961 | 2.88 | +0.4862 |
| 1960 | 2.39 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Japan's co₂ per capita is 7.8 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 7.84 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 10.26 (2013); the lowest is 2.39 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.