Germany vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Germany
20.58 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
34.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
4th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 34.17 billion tonnes against 20.58 billion tonnes in Germany, a difference of 13.59 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 685,168 tonnes 0 tonnes 685,168 tonnes Germany
1870s 3.47 million tonnes 94,092 tonnes 3.37 million tonnes Germany
1880s 12.82 million tonnes 1.40 million tonnes 11.42 million tonnes Germany
1890s 32.89 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 27.69 million tonnes Germany
1900s 62.34 million tonnes 14.29 million tonnes 48.05 million tonnes Germany
1910s 90.27 million tonnes 25.43 million tonnes 64.85 million tonnes Germany
1920s 94.07 million tonnes 35.02 million tonnes 59.05 million tonnes Germany
1930s 96.93 million tonnes 43.27 million tonnes 53.66 million tonnes Germany
1940s 118.14 million tonnes 51.68 million tonnes 66.46 million tonnes Germany
1950s 253.59 million tonnes 162.36 million tonnes 91.23 million tonnes Germany
1960s 1.34 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 135.70 million tonnes Germany
1970s 4.65 billion tonnes 5.72 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 8.49 billion tonnes 11.81 billion tonnes 3.32 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 11.96 billion tonnes 18.12 billion tonnes 6.16 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 15.29 billion tonnes 24.75 billion tonnes 9.46 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 18.14 billion tonnes 30.22 billion tonnes 12.09 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 20.10 billion tonnes 33.43 billion tonnes 13.33 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 34.17 billion tonnes against 20.58 billion tonnes in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Germany and Japan?
13.59 billion tonnes, with Japan 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 oil?
Germany ranks 5th 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.