Japan vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Japan
34.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
165.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.17 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 131.23 billion tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 4.8 times Japan's.
Across all 157 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 10.46 million tonnes | 10.46 million tonnes | United States |
| 1870s | 94,092 tonnes | 29.06 million tonnes | 28.97 million tonnes | United States |
| 1880s | 1.40 million tonnes | 108.58 million tonnes | 107.18 million tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 5.20 million tonnes | 267.54 million tonnes | 262.33 million tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 14.29 million tonnes | 586.59 million tonnes | 572.30 million tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 25.43 million tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 35.02 million tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 43.27 million tonnes | 7.59 billion tonnes | 7.55 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 51.68 million tonnes | 13.18 billion tonnes | 13.12 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 162.36 million tonnes | 22.32 billion tonnes | 22.16 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 35.24 billion tonnes | 34.03 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 5.72 billion tonnes | 54.47 billion tonnes | 48.75 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 11.81 billion tonnes | 76.20 billion tonnes | 64.39 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 18.12 billion tonnes | 97.40 billion tonnes | 79.27 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 24.75 billion tonnes | 121.24 billion tonnes | 96.49 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 30.22 billion tonnes | 144.48 billion tonnes | 114.26 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 33.43 billion tonnes | 161.01 billion tonnes | 127.58 billion tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 165.40 billion tonnes against 34.17 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Japan and United States?
- 131.23 billion tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.