France vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
34.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 34.17 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 18.23 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.

France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 751,114 tonnes 0 tonnes 751,114 tonnes France
1870s 1.24 million tonnes 94,092 tonnes 1.14 million tonnes France
1880s 3.68 million tonnes 1.40 million tonnes 2.28 million tonnes France
1890s 9.59 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 4.38 million tonnes France
1900s 16.23 million tonnes 14.29 million tonnes 1.94 million tonnes France
1910s 19.40 million tonnes 25.43 million tonnes 6.03 million tonnes Japan
1920s 33.83 million tonnes 35.02 million tonnes 1.19 million tonnes Japan
1930s 89.19 million tonnes 43.27 million tonnes 45.92 million tonnes France
1940s 182.64 million tonnes 51.68 million tonnes 130.95 million tonnes France
1950s 487.61 million tonnes 162.36 million tonnes 325.24 million tonnes France
1960s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 259.90 million tonnes France
1970s 4.12 billion tonnes 5.72 billion tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 7.14 billion tonnes 11.81 billion tonnes 4.67 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 9.60 billion tonnes 18.12 billion tonnes 8.52 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 12.02 billion tonnes 24.75 billion tonnes 12.73 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 14.19 billion tonnes 30.22 billion tonnes 16.03 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 15.59 billion tonnes 33.43 billion tonnes 17.84 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or Japan?
Japan, at 34.17 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and Japan?
18.23 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
How do France and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th 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 from oil. 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 from oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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