France vs Japan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
France
-2.3%
in 2024
Japan
-2.5%
in 2024
France rank
190th
Japan rank
193rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports -2.3% against -2.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 61 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1869 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 190th and Japan ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2.5% | 66.7% | 64.1% | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.0% | 164.9% | 162.9% | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 10.7% | 7.8% | Japan |
| 1890s | 3.1% | 11.1% | 8.0% | Japan |
| 1900s | 2.4% | 8.4% | 6.0% | Japan |
| 1910s | -1.7% | 7.8% | 9.4% | Japan |
| 1920s | 7.8% | 2.0% | 5.8% | France |
| 1930s | -1.6% | 3.4% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 4.9% | 0.5% | 4.4% | France |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 7.2% | 5.6% | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 13.1% | 7.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 4.1% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | -2.8% | 0.7% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -0.6% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -0.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | -3.3% | -2.6% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, France or Japan?
- France, at -2.3% against -2.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between France and Japan?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1869 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 190th and Japan ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.