Germany vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Germany

318.89 million tonnes

in 2024

Japan

524.97 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

5th

Japan rank

4th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

Japan currently reports 524.97 million tonnes against 318.89 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 206.07 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 46 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source
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: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.