Germany vs Japan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Germany
-21.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
-25.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
214th
Japan rank
215th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M179319082024

How they compare

Germany currently reports -21.45 million tonnes against -25.04 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 3.60 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 58 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1869 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 214th and Japan ranks 215th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 3.22 million tonnes 7,328 tonnes 3.22 million tonnes Germany
1870s 3.33 million tonnes 229,733 tonnes 3.10 million tonnes Germany
1880s 8.80 million tonnes 393,880 tonnes 8.41 million tonnes Germany
1890s 10.44 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes 9.34 million tonnes Germany
1900s 14.23 million tonnes 2.10 million tonnes 12.13 million tonnes Germany
1910s -5.81 million tonnes 4.09 million tonnes 9.91 million tonnes Japan
1920s 15.18 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 13.61 million tonnes Germany
1930s 10.94 million tonnes 3.29 million tonnes 7.65 million tonnes Germany
1940s -21.65 million tonnes -2.93 million tonnes 18.72 million tonnes Japan
1950s 32.33 million tonnes 9.45 million tonnes 22.88 million tonnes Germany
1960s 29.63 million tonnes 46.09 million tonnes 16.46 million tonnes Japan
1970s 6.59 million tonnes 30.33 million tonnes 23.74 million tonnes Japan
1980s -10.92 million tonnes 6.42 million tonnes 17.33 million tonnes Japan
1990s -11.31 million tonnes 21.68 million tonnes 32.99 million tonnes Japan
2000s -10.55 million tonnes -7.79 million tonnes 2.76 million tonnes Japan
2010s -8.13 million tonnes -5.82 million tonnes 2.31 million tonnes Japan
2020s -27.27 million tonnes -28.04 million tonnes 773,180 tonnes Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at -21.45 million tonnes against -25.04 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Germany and Japan?
3.60 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
156 years are reported by both, from 1869 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Germany ranks 214th and Japan ranks 215th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.