France vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

France
35.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
74.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
13th
Japan rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Japan
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B185019372024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 74.89 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 39.08 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.

France ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 1.05 billion tonnes 23.69 million tonnes 1.02 billion tonnes France
1870s 1.41 billion tonnes 134.49 million tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes France
1880s 2.14 billion tonnes 372.81 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes France
1890s 2.99 billion tonnes 731.51 million tonnes 2.26 billion tonnes France
1900s 4.00 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes 2.68 billion tonnes France
1910s 5.04 billion tonnes 2.22 billion tonnes 2.82 billion tonnes France
1920s 5.96 billion tonnes 3.49 billion tonnes 2.47 billion tonnes France
1930s 7.56 billion tonnes 5.07 billion tonnes 2.49 billion tonnes France
1940s 8.67 billion tonnes 7.03 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes France
1950s 10.30 billion tonnes 8.94 billion tonnes 1.36 billion tonnes France
1960s 13.06 billion tonnes 12.22 billion tonnes 840.59 million tonnes France
1970s 17.15 billion tonnes 19.49 billion tonnes 2.34 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 21.58 billion tonnes 28.83 billion tonnes 7.25 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 25.46 billion tonnes 39.66 billion tonnes 14.21 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 29.40 billion tonnes 52.08 billion tonnes 22.68 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 32.95 billion tonnes 64.46 billion tonnes 31.50 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 35.28 billion tonnes 72.89 billion tonnes 37.61 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, France or Japan?
Japan, at 74.89 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between France and Japan?
39.08 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 including land-use change, gaps filled?
France ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.