India vs Japan: CO₂ emissions by sector

India
125.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan
89.68 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • India
  • Japan
050.0M100.0M150.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 125.37 million tonnes against 89.68 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 35.69 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes.