India vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

India
747.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
353.59 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

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How they compare

India currently reports 747.33 million tonnes against 353.59 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 393.74 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 36,640 tonnes 139,099 tonnes 102,459 tonnes Japan
1880s 285,730 tonnes 214,730 tonnes 71,000 tonnes India
1890s 923,249 tonnes 546,283 tonnes 376,966 tonnes India
1900s 2.19 million tonnes 1.22 million tonnes 968,739 tonnes India
1910s 3.13 million tonnes 1.01 million tonnes 2.12 million tonnes India
1920s 3.04 million tonnes 829,149 tonnes 2.21 million tonnes India
1930s 815,247 tonnes 899,499 tonnes 84,252 tonnes Japan
1940s 990,034 tonnes 678,935 tonnes 311,098 tonnes India
1950s 11.76 million tonnes 28.08 million tonnes 16.32 million tonnes Japan
1960s 30.77 million tonnes 209.02 million tonnes 178.25 million tonnes Japan
1970s 63.78 million tonnes 621.70 million tonnes 557.92 million tonnes Japan
1980s 112.32 million tonnes 572.18 million tonnes 459.86 million tonnes Japan
1990s 216.65 million tonnes 685.46 million tonnes 468.81 million tonnes Japan
2000s 360.15 million tonnes 619.36 million tonnes 259.21 million tonnes Japan
2010s 554.97 million tonnes 487.10 million tonnes 67.88 million tonnes India
2020s 676.11 million tonnes 376.85 million tonnes 299.26 million tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, India or Japan?
India, at 747.33 million tonnes against 353.59 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between India and Japan?
393.74 million tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 215 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.