Germany vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
7.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
7.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.66 billion tonnes against 7.63 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 32.59 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 39,572 tonnes | 39,572 tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 463,127 tonnes | 463,127 tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 68,150 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 585,873 tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.03 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 28.28 million tonnes | 23.28 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 424.14 million tonnes | 113.61 million tonnes | 310.53 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 561.67 million tonnes | 884.30 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.09 billion tonnes | 5.51 billion tonnes | 577.12 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.35 billion tonnes | 7.24 billion tonnes | 113.77 million tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 7.66 billion tonnes against 7.63 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Japan?
- 32.59 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.