India vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

India
42.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
25.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
6th
Japan rank
7th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 42.71 billion tonnes against 25.17 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 17.54 billion tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was India ahead.

India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 7.69 million tonnes 7.57 million tonnes 117,000 tonnes India
1880s 20.32 million tonnes 23.96 million tonnes 3.64 million tonnes Japan
1890s 59.86 million tonnes 93.29 million tonnes 33.43 million tonnes Japan
1900s 166.44 million tonnes 292.08 million tonnes 125.65 million tonnes Japan
1910s 393.25 million tonnes 715.10 million tonnes 321.85 million tonnes Japan
1920s 730.36 million tonnes 1.42 billion tonnes 686.39 million tonnes Japan
1930s 1.11 billion tonnes 2.30 billion tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Japan
1940s 1.58 billion tonnes 3.50 billion tonnes 1.92 billion tonnes Japan
1950s 2.14 billion tonnes 4.53 billion tonnes 2.40 billion tonnes Japan
1960s 3.03 billion tonnes 5.97 billion tonnes 2.94 billion tonnes Japan
1970s 4.34 billion tonnes 7.96 billion tonnes 3.63 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 6.36 billion tonnes 10.22 billion tonnes 3.86 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 10.03 billion tonnes 13.15 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 15.91 billion tonnes 16.82 billion tonnes 907.94 million tonnes Japan
2010s 26.55 billion tonnes 21.16 billion tonnes 5.39 billion tonnes India
2020s 38.71 billion tonnes 24.38 billion tonnes 14.33 billion tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, India or Japan?
India, at 42.71 billion tonnes against 25.17 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between India and Japan?
17.54 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 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 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.