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Japan: Power sector emissions

486.69Mt CO2e · 2025-18.3% since 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Japan from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
2025486.693
2024491.593
2023495.906
2022540.765
2021532.426
2020533.646
2019553.645
2018586.47
2017601.014
2016603.247
2015595.551
2014628.724
2013648.302
2012658.183
2011558.068
2010516.444
2009512.76
2008574.457
2007554.959
2006520.824
2005532.559
2004504.891
2003520.492
2002478.501
2001459.311
2000466.733
1999451.901
1998428.48
1997430.54
1996435.63
1995428.426
1994437.333
1993387.808
1992407.807
1991399.46
1990394.171
1989342.783
1988321.707
1987299.608
1986282.232
1985282.714

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Power sector emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-power-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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