India vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
India
3.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
2.10 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 3.15 billion tonnes against 2.10 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 1.05 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 435,106 tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 2.45 million tonnes | 16.36 million tonnes | 13.92 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 8.46 million tonnes | 37.97 million tonnes | 29.51 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 23.94 million tonnes | 66.92 million tonnes | 42.98 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 62.50 million tonnes | 179.58 million tonnes | 117.08 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 127.20 million tonnes | 454.86 million tonnes | 327.66 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 224.96 million tonnes | 855.66 million tonnes | 630.70 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 450.63 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 792.81 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 906.39 million tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 692.51 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 87.75 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 2.06 billion tonnes | 739.92 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, India or Japan?
- India, at 3.15 billion tonnes against 2.10 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between India and Japan?
- 1.05 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.