Germany vs Japan: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Germany

768.48 million tonnes

in 2023

Japan

1.14 billion tonnes

in 2023

Germany rank

6th

Japan rank

5th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Japan currently reports 1.14 billion tonnes against 768.48 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 373.82 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.