Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by source, Japan or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 607.11 million tonnes against 524.97 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Japan and Russian Federation?

82.14 million tonnes, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Russian Federation: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Japan

524.97 million tonnes

in 2024

Russian Federation

607.11 million tonnes

in 2024

Japan rank

4th

Russian Federation rank

3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

Japan
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 607.11 million tonnes against 524.97 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 82.14 million tonnes.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 46 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	91.98 million tonnes	144.73 million tonnes	52.75 million tonnes	Russian Federation
2000s	249.69 million tonnes	295.95 million tonnes	46.26 million tonnes	Russian Federation
2010s	401.31 million tonnes	449.16 million tonnes	47.84 million tonnes	Russian Federation
2020s	501.39 million tonnes	573.65 million tonnes	72.26 million tonnes	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by source, Japan or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 607.11 million tonnes against 524.97 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Japan and Russian Federation?: 82.14 million tonnes, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by source?: Japan ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 46 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 source. 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 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.