Germany vs Japan: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

Germany

7.11 million tonnes

in 2024

Japan

11.36 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

6th

Japan rank

4th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

Japan currently reports 11.36 million tonnes against 7.11 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 4.25 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 46 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.