India vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

India
66.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
69.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
7th
Japan rank
6th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 69.61 billion tonnes against 66.07 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 3.54 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was India ahead.

India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 7.72 million tonnes 7.88 million tonnes 157,210 tonnes Japan
1880s 21.55 million tonnes 25.36 million tonnes 3.81 million tonnes Japan
1890s 67.43 million tonnes 98.50 million tonnes 31.07 million tonnes Japan
1900s 188.99 million tonnes 306.37 million tonnes 117.38 million tonnes Japan
1910s 443.67 million tonnes 740.57 million tonnes 296.90 million tonnes Japan
1920s 815.20 million tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes 637.64 million tonnes Japan
1930s 1.22 billion tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes Japan
1940s 1.70 billion tonnes 3.59 billion tonnes 1.89 billion tonnes Japan
1950s 2.33 billion tonnes 4.77 billion tonnes 2.44 billion tonnes Japan
1960s 3.47 billion tonnes 7.38 billion tonnes 3.91 billion tonnes Japan
1970s 5.36 billion tonnes 14.25 billion tonnes 8.90 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 8.43 billion tonnes 23.45 billion tonnes 15.02 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 14.22 billion tonnes 34.26 billion tonnes 20.04 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 24.08 billion tonnes 46.73 billion tonnes 22.65 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 41.22 billion tonnes 59.19 billion tonnes 17.98 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 60.01 billion tonnes 67.63 billion tonnes 7.61 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, India or Japan?
Japan, at 69.61 billion tonnes against 66.07 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between India and Japan?
3.54 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.