Japan vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Japan
2.10 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
1.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Russia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.10 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 372.36 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.95 million tonnes | 950,472 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 16.36 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 38.28 million tonnes | 20.49 million tonnes | 17.79 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 66.92 million tonnes | 54.86 million tonnes | 12.06 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 179.58 million tonnes | 194.60 million tonnes | 15.02 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 454.86 million tonnes | 475.76 million tonnes | 20.90 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 855.66 million tonnes | 820.66 million tonnes | 35.00 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 132.46 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 315.53 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.87 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 356.83 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 378.03 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Russia?
- Japan, at 2.10 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Russia?
- 372.36 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th 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.