Australia vs Japan
Australia vs Japan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 14.1 tonnes in Australia and 7.84 tonnes in Japan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 6.26 tonnes, or 1.8 times that in Japan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Australia ranked 11 and Japan ranked 27 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Australia | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.1 | 7.84 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 14.16 | 8.05 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 14.53 | 8.4 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 14.98 | 8.6 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 16.1 | 8.88 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 16.39 | 9.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 16.72 | 9.55 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 16.89 | 9.67 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 16.82 | 9.7 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 16.89 | 10.01 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 17.54 | 10.38 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 18.18 | 10.25 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 18.48 | 9.93 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 18.85 | 9.5 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.92 | 9.04 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 19.03 | 9.53 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 19.24 | 10.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 19.08 | 9.82 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 19.04 | 10.01 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 19.16 | 9.92 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 18.67 | 9.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 18.91 | 9.92 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 18.7 | 9.67 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 9.8 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 18.51 | 9.68 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 18.39 | 9.37 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 9.77 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 17.16 | 9.91 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.81 | 9.83 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 16.42 | 9.77 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.28 | 9.37 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.2 | 9.46 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 16.18 | 9.46 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.27 | 9.41 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 16.31 | 8.86 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 15.63 | 8.65 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 15.35 | 8.09 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 14.88 | 8.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 15.07 | 8.14 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 14.37 | 8.42 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 14.17 | 7.91 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 15.12 | 7.93 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.96 | 8.34 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 15.13 | 8.59 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 14.62 | 8.89 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.37 | 8.76 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.8 | 8.83 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 8.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.96 | 8.5 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 13.64 | 9.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 13.28 | 9.26 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 12.77 | 8.33 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 12.56 | 8.01 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 12.85 | 8.21 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025