Japan vs Russian Federation: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russian Federation
122.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 122.81 billion tonnes against 69.61 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 53.20 billion tonnes.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

Across all 157 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1860s 20,152 tonnes 10.26 million tonnes 10.24 million tonnes Russian Federation
1870s 2.75 million tonnes 31.71 million tonnes 28.96 million tonnes Russian Federation
1880s 25.36 million tonnes 114.07 million tonnes 88.70 million tonnes Russian Federation
1890s 98.50 million tonnes 293.72 million tonnes 195.22 million tonnes Russian Federation
1900s 306.37 million tonnes 694.13 million tonnes 387.76 million tonnes Russian Federation
1910s 740.57 million tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes 538.34 million tonnes Russian Federation
1920s 1.45 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes 217.68 million tonnes Russian Federation
1930s 2.36 billion tonnes 2.74 billion tonnes 381.55 million tonnes Russian Federation
1940s 3.59 billion tonnes 5.00 billion tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes Russian Federation
1950s 4.77 billion tonnes 9.23 billion tonnes 4.46 billion tonnes Russian Federation
1960s 7.38 billion tonnes 18.12 billion tonnes 10.74 billion tonnes Russian Federation
1970s 14.25 billion tonnes 32.85 billion tonnes 18.59 billion tonnes Russian Federation
1980s 23.45 billion tonnes 53.51 billion tonnes 30.05 billion tonnes Russian Federation
1990s 34.26 billion tonnes 74.91 billion tonnes 40.65 billion tonnes Russian Federation
2000s 46.73 billion tonnes 90.54 billion tonnes 43.81 billion tonnes Russian Federation
2010s 59.19 billion tonnes 106.80 billion tonnes 47.61 billion tonnes Russian Federation
2020s 67.63 billion tonnes 119.34 billion tonnes 51.71 billion tonnes Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Japan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 122.81 billion tonnes against 69.61 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Japan and Russian Federation?
53.20 billion tonnes, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?
157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.