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Carbon intensity of the economy — Japan

Carbon intensity of the economy in Japan in 2022 — 0.216 kg/$. Ranked 95 in the world out of 164.

2022 0.216 kg/$ −3.57% vs 2021
World rank 95of 164
Period maximum 0.476 kg/$1970
Period minimum 0 kg/$1870

Trend over time

1870–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Japan, 1870–202200.20.40.6187018861902191819341950196619821998201420221870: 0 kg/$1886: 0.051 kg/$1889: 0.09 kg/$1892: 0.108 kg/$1895: 0.145 kg/$1898: 0.179 kg/$1901: 0.241 kg/$1904: 0.287 kg/$1907: 0.312 kg/$1910: 0.343 kg/$1913: 0.432 kg/$1916: 0.385 kg/$1919: 0.445 kg/$1922: 0.385 kg/$1925: 0.404 kg/$1928: 0.417 kg/$1931: 0.36 kg/$1934: 0.396 kg/$1937: 0.432 kg/$1940: 0.43 kg/$1943: 0.411 kg/$1946: 0.246 kg/$1949: 0.419 kg/$1952: 0.405 kg/$1955: 0.358 kg/$1958: 0.375 kg/$1961: 0.423 kg/$1964: 0.407 kg/$1967: 0.426 kg/$1970: 0.476 kg/$1973: 0.461 kg/$1976: 0.434 kg/$1979: 0.394 kg/$1982: 0.339 kg/$1985: 0.31 kg/$1988: 0.293 kg/$1991: 0.305 kg/$1994: 0.314 kg/$1997: 0.298 kg/$2000: 0.299 kg/$2003: 0.299 kg/$2006: 0.28 kg/$2009: 0.27 kg/$2012: 0.287 kg/$2015: 0.259 kg/$2018: 0.235 kg/$2021: 0.224 kg/$2022: 0.216 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.216

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 0.216 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Eastern Asia computed 0.388 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.216 −0.008 −3.57%
2021 0.224 +0 +0%
2020 0.224 −0.004 −1.75%
2019 0.228 −0.007 −2.98%
2018 0.235 −0.011 −4.47%
2017 0.246 −0.007 −2.77%
2016 0.253 −0.006 −2.32%
2015 0.259 −0.013 −4.78%
2014 0.272 −0.012 −4.23%
2013 0.284 −0.003 −1.05%
2012 0.287 +0.005 +1.77%
2011 0.282 +0.012 +4.44%
2010 0.27 +0 +0%
2009 0.27 +0 +0%
2008 0.27 −0.013 −4.59%
2007 0.283 +0.003 +1.07%
2006 0.28 −0.009 −3.11%
2005 0.289 −0.003 −1.03%
2004 0.292 −0.007 −2.34%
2003 0.299 −0.003 −0.99%
2002 0.302 +0.007 +2.37%
2001 0.295 −0.004 −1.34%
2000 0.299 −0.003 −0.99%
1999 0.302 +0.01 +3.42%
1998 0.292 −0.006 −2.01%
1997 0.298 −0.005 −1.65%
1996 0.303 −0.006 −1.94%
1995 0.309 −0.005 −1.59%
1994 0.314 +0.011 +3.63%
1993 0.303 −0.002 −0.66%
1992 0.305 +0 +0%
1991 0.305 −0.007 −2.24%
1990 0.312 +0.022 +7.59%
1989 0.29 −0.003 −1.02%
1988 0.293 +0.008 +2.81%
1987 0.285 −0.016 −5.32%
1986 0.301 −0.009 −2.9%
1985 0.31 −0.023 −6.91%
1984 0.333 +0.008 +2.46%
1983 0.325 −0.014 −4.13%
1982 0.339 −0.022 −6.09%
1981 0.361 −0.018 −4.75%
1980 0.379 −0.015 −3.81%
1979 0.394 +0.001 +0.25%
1978 0.393 −0.034 −7.96%
1977 0.427 −0.007 −1.61%
1976 0.434 +0.003 +0.7%
1975 0.431 −0.036 −7.71%
1974 0.467 +0.006 +1.3%
1973 0.461 −0.008 −1.71%
1972 0.469 −0.004 −0.85%
1971 0.473 −0.003 −0.63%
1970 0.476 +0.028 +6.25%
1969 0.448 +0.014 +3.23%
1968 0.434 +0.008 +1.88%
1967 0.426 +0.02 +4.93%
1966 0.406 −0.008 −1.93%
1965 0.414 +0.007 +1.72%
1964 0.407 −0.004 −0.97%
1963 0.411 +0.009 +2.24%
1962 0.402 −0.021 −4.96%
1961 0.423 +0.034 +8.74%
1960 0.389 +0.024 +6.58%
1959 0.365 −0.01 −2.67%
1958 0.375 −0.036 −8.76%
1957 0.411 +0.034 +9.02%
1956 0.377 +0.019 +5.31%
1955 0.358 −0.033 −8.44%
1954 0.391 −0.031 −7.35%
1953 0.422 +0.017 +4.2%
1952 0.405 −0.022 −5.15%
1951 0.427 +0.027 +6.75%
1950 0.4 −0.019 −4.53%
1949 0.419 +0.034 +8.83%
1948 0.385 +0.054 +16.31%
1947 0.331 +0.085 +34.55%
1946 0.246 −0.027 −9.89%
1945 0.273 −0.1 −26.81%
1944 0.373 −0.038 −9.25%
1943 0.411 +0.012 +3.01%
1942 0.399 −0.02 −4.77%
1941 0.419 −0.011 −2.56%
1940 0.43 +0.063 +17.17%
1939 0.367 −0.064 −14.85%
1938 0.431 −0.001 −0.23%
1937 0.432 +0.014 +3.35%
1936 0.418 +0.016 +3.98%
1935 0.402 +0.006 +1.52%
1934 0.396 +0.037 +10.31%
1933 0.359 +0.025 +7.49%
1932 0.334 −0.026 −7.22%
1931 0.36 −0.043 −10.67%
1930 0.403 −0.006 −1.47%
1929 0.409 −0.008 −1.92%
1928 0.417 −0.018 −4.14%
1927 0.435 +0.028 +6.88%
1926 0.407 +0.003 +0.74%
1925 0.404 −0.004 −0.98%
1924 0.408 +0.004 +0.99%
1923 0.404 +0.019 +4.94%
1922 0.385 +0.02 +5.48%
1921 0.365 −0.082 −18.34%
1920 0.447 +0.002 +0.45%
1919 0.445 +0.007 +1.6%
1918 0.438 +0.016 +3.79%
1917 0.422 +0.037 +9.61%
1916 0.385 −0.011 −2.78%
1915 0.396 −0.074 −15.74%
1914 0.47 +0.038 +8.8%
1913 0.432 +0.032 +8%
1912 0.4 +0.033 +8.99%
1911 0.367 +0.024 +7%
1910 0.343 +0.007 +2.08%
1909 0.336 +0.005 +1.51%
1908 0.331 +0.019 +6.09%
1907 0.312 +0.013 +4.35%
1906 0.299 −0.004 −1.32%
1905 0.303 +0.016 +5.57%
1904 0.287 +0.032 +12.55%
1903 0.255 −0.019 −6.93%
1902 0.274 +0.033 +13.69%
1901 0.241 +0.034 +16.43%
1900 0.207 +0.019 +10.11%
1899 0.188 +0.009 +5.03%
1898 0.179 +0.012 +7.19%
1897 0.167 +0.006 +3.73%
1896 0.161 +0.016 +11.03%
1895 0.145 +0.013 +9.85%
1894 0.132 +0.018 +15.79%
1893 0.114 +0.006 +5.56%
1892 0.108 −0.007 −6.09%
1891 0.115 +0.024 +26.37%
1890 0.091 +0.001 +1.11%
1889 0.09 +0.014 +18.42%
1888 0.076 +0.014 +22.58%
1887 0.062 +0.011 +21.57%
1886 0.051 +0.001 +2%
1885 0.05 — —
1874 0.01 — —
1870 0 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 0.086 JP Japan 0.216 TW Taiwan 0.22 KR South Korea 0.284 CN China 0.434 MN Mongolia 0.903 KP North Korea 1.39
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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