France vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
34.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 34.17 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 18.23 billion tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 751,114 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 751,114 tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 94,092 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 3.68 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 9.59 million tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 16.23 million tonnes | 14.29 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 19.40 million tonnes | 25.43 million tonnes | 6.03 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 33.83 million tonnes | 35.02 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 89.19 million tonnes | 43.27 million tonnes | 45.92 million tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 182.64 million tonnes | 51.68 million tonnes | 130.95 million tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 487.61 million tonnes | 162.36 million tonnes | 325.24 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 259.90 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 4.12 billion tonnes | 5.72 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.14 billion tonnes | 11.81 billion tonnes | 4.67 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.60 billion tonnes | 18.12 billion tonnes | 8.52 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.02 billion tonnes | 24.75 billion tonnes | 12.73 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.19 billion tonnes | 30.22 billion tonnes | 16.03 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.59 billion tonnes | 33.43 billion tonnes | 17.84 billion tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 34.17 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between France and Japan?
- 18.23 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.