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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative 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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.