CO2 emissions Japan FY 2021, by sector
largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in Japan, accounting for over 90 percent of greenhouse gases.
In terms of non-energy related carbon dioxide emissions, the industrial processes sector represented the main polluter. Japan is one of the global leaders in the manufacturing industry, with its industrial sector accounting for the largest final energy consumption. Most emissions arise here due to the high electricity consumption for the production.
In the fiscal year 2021, the amount of carbon dioxide that was released by the energy conversion sector in Japan amounted to approximately 430 million tons of CO2. Carbon dioxide had theMain polluting sectors in Japan
The energy conversion sector was the main polluting sector in that fiscal year. Following the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, nuclear energy was replaced by fossil fuels as sources with the largest share of the electricity production, resulting in increased emissions shortly after the disaster.In terms of non-energy related carbon dioxide emissions, the industrial processes sector represented the main polluter. Japan is one of the global leaders in the manufacturing industry, with its industrial sector accounting for the largest final energy consumption. Most emissions arise here due to the high electricity consumption for the production.