Japan vs Russia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Japan
25.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
46.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Russia rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 46.69 billion tonnes against 25.17 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 21.52 billion tonnes.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 20,152 tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 10.04 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 2.65 million tonnes | 30.43 million tonnes | 27.78 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 23.96 million tonnes | 98.30 million tonnes | 74.34 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 93.29 million tonnes | 215.97 million tonnes | 122.67 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 292.08 million tonnes | 473.92 million tonnes | 181.84 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 715.10 million tonnes | 903.07 million tonnes | 187.97 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 237.75 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 364.85 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 3.50 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | 119.61 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 6.89 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 5.97 billion tonnes | 12.53 billion tonnes | 6.56 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 7.96 billion tonnes | 19.48 billion tonnes | 11.52 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 10.22 billion tonnes | 27.47 billion tonnes | 17.25 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 13.15 billion tonnes | 34.45 billion tonnes | 21.30 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 16.82 billion tonnes | 38.80 billion tonnes | 21.98 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 21.16 billion tonnes | 43.01 billion tonnes | 21.84 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2020s | 24.38 billion tonnes | 45.93 billion tonnes | 21.55 billion tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 46.69 billion tonnes against 25.17 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Japan and Russia?
- 21.52 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 from coal?
- Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th 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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.