Japan - Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector

Since 2014, Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector fell by 2% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 3 comparing other countries in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector at 1,092,618.49 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. Japan is overtaken by Russia, which was ranked number 2 with 1,738,448.71 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Germany with 721,095.48 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. United States lead the ranking with 5,465,486.43 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, that is -1.5% versus 2018. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +3.5% per year, while Malta recorded the worst performance at -10.3% per year.

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Date Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent
2019 1,092,618.49
2018 1,085,718.54
2017 1,137,005.95
2016 1,152,745.61
2015 1,171,633.99
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How does Japan rank in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector?

# 44 Countries Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,465,486.43 2019 -1.5 % -0.8 % View data
2 #2
Russia
1,738,448.71 2019 -0.8 % +0.9 % View data
3 #3
Japan
1,092,618.49 2019 +0.6 % -2.0 % View data
4 #4
Germany
721,095.48 2019 +0.1 % -1.1 % View data
5 #5
South Korea
632,719.46 2019 +1.4 % +1.1 % View data
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