China vs Japan: Cumulative co2 oil

China
39.19 billion
in 2024
Japan
34.17 billion
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th

Cumulative co2 oil over time

  • China
  • Japan
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B186819462024

How they compare

China currently reports 39.19 billion against 34.17 billion in Japan, a difference of 5.02 billion.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1900s 0 18.80 million 18.80 million Japan
1910s 0 25.43 million 25.43 million Japan
1920s 9,526 35.02 million 35.01 million Japan
1930s 1.77 million 43.27 million 41.49 million Japan
1940s 11.85 million 51.68 million 39.83 million Japan
1950s 33.00 million 162.36 million 129.36 million Japan
1960s 234.07 million 1.21 billion 973.97 million Japan
1970s 1.33 billion 5.72 billion 4.40 billion Japan
1980s 3.91 billion 11.81 billion 7.90 billion Japan
1990s 7.61 billion 18.12 billion 10.51 billion Japan
2000s 14.07 billion 24.75 billion 10.69 billion Japan
2010s 24.85 billion 30.22 billion 5.38 billion Japan
2020s 35.86 billion 33.43 billion 2.43 billion China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 oil, China or Japan?
China, at 39.19 billion against 34.17 billion in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 oil between China and Japan?
5.02 billion, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
How do China and Japan rank globally for cumulative co2 oil?
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed