Japan vs Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Japan
20.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
25.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
Russia rank
11th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 25.22 million tonnes against 20.30 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 4.91 million tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.00 million tonnes | 657,132 tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 273,714 tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 5.37 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 17.39 million tonnes | 20.87 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 36.05 million tonnes | 32.90 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 38.92 million tonnes | 34.91 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 39.92 million tonnes | 19.94 million tonnes | 19.99 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 31.39 million tonnes | 20.55 million tonnes | 10.84 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 25.81 million tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 22.49 million tonnes | 22.97 million tonnes | 488,740 tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 25.22 million tonnes against 20.30 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Russia?
- 4.91 million tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 11th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.