Japan vs Russia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled
Japan
961.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Russia
1.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.78 billion tonnes against 961.87 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 818.65 million tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 14,656 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 900,978 tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 3.58 million tonnes | 11.45 million tonnes | 7.87 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 11.58 million tonnes | 26.03 million tonnes | 14.45 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 29.62 million tonnes | 50.17 million tonnes | 20.55 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 57.49 million tonnes | 56.76 million tonnes | 722,030 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 80.91 million tonnes | 39.98 million tonnes | 40.94 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 104.27 million tonnes | 180.96 million tonnes | 76.69 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 113.09 million tonnes | 255.53 million tonnes | 142.44 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 151.02 million tonnes | 615.35 million tonnes | 464.33 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 400.69 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 721.85 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 883.62 million tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 894.14 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 934.21 million tonnes | 2.26 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 601.33 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 301.88 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 444.16 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | 684.27 million tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.78 billion tonnes against 961.87 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled between Japan and Russia?
- 818.65 million tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.