India vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
India
149.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
195.30 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
10th
Japan rank
7th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 195.30 million tonnes against 149.35 million tonnes in India, a difference of 45.95 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 17,221 tonnes | 17,221 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 50,196 tonnes | 50,196 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 90,866 tonnes | 90,866 tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 319,585 tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.80 million tonnes | 18.64 million tonnes | 16.84 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.52 million tonnes | 69.12 million tonnes | 60.60 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 35.29 million tonnes | 140.39 million tonnes | 105.09 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 71.30 million tonnes | 185.05 million tonnes | 113.75 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 119.45 million tonnes | 243.15 million tonnes | 123.70 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 133.33 million tonnes | 205.54 million tonnes | 72.21 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 195.30 million tonnes against 149.35 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between India and Japan?
- 45.95 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
- India ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes.