China vs Japan: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

China
186.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
11.36 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

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How they compare

China currently reports 186.46 million tonnes against 11.36 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 175.10 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 16.4 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
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
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.