Japan vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
122.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
Russia rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 122.81 billion tonnes against 69.61 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 53.20 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.
Across all 157 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 20,152 tonnes | 10.26 million tonnes | 10.24 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 2.75 million tonnes | 31.71 million tonnes | 28.96 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 25.36 million tonnes | 114.07 million tonnes | 88.70 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 98.50 million tonnes | 293.72 million tonnes | 195.22 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 306.37 million tonnes | 694.13 million tonnes | 387.76 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 740.57 million tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 538.34 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 217.68 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | 381.55 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.77 billion tonnes | 9.23 billion tonnes | 4.46 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 7.38 billion tonnes | 18.12 billion tonnes | 10.74 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 14.25 billion tonnes | 32.85 billion tonnes | 18.59 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 23.45 billion tonnes | 53.51 billion tonnes | 30.05 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 34.26 billion tonnes | 74.91 billion tonnes | 40.65 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 46.73 billion tonnes | 90.54 billion tonnes | 43.81 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 59.19 billion tonnes | 106.80 billion tonnes | 47.61 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 67.63 billion tonnes | 119.34 billion tonnes | 51.71 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 122.81 billion tonnes against 69.61 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Japan and Russia?
- 53.20 billion tonnes, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Japan ranks 6th and Russia ranks 3rd 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.