France vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
France
40.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 69.61 billion tonnes against 40.05 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 29.56 billion tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.
France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 20,152 tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 25.36 million tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 98.50 million tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 4.29 billion tonnes | 306.37 million tonnes | 3.98 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 5.69 billion tonnes | 740.57 million tonnes | 4.95 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 7.21 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 5.76 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 9.31 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 6.95 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 10.93 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 7.34 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 12.95 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 8.18 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 16.00 billion tonnes | 7.38 billion tonnes | 8.62 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 20.57 billion tonnes | 14.25 billion tonnes | 6.32 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 25.35 billion tonnes | 23.45 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 29.36 billion tonnes | 34.26 billion tonnes | 4.90 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 33.42 billion tonnes | 46.73 billion tonnes | 13.31 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 37.14 billion tonnes | 59.19 billion tonnes | 22.06 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 39.49 billion tonnes | 67.63 billion tonnes | 28.13 billion tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 69.61 billion tonnes against 40.05 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between France and Japan?
- 29.56 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.