India vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

India
17.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
34.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 34.17 billion tonnes against 17.00 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 17.17 billion tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 36,640 tonnes 310,849 tonnes 274,209 tonnes Japan
1880s 1.24 million tonnes 1.40 million tonnes 164,726 tonnes Japan
1890s 7.57 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 2.36 million tonnes India
1900s 22.55 million tonnes 14.29 million tonnes 8.26 million tonnes India
1910s 50.42 million tonnes 25.43 million tonnes 24.99 million tonnes India
1920s 84.75 million tonnes 35.02 million tonnes 49.73 million tonnes India
1930s 99.97 million tonnes 43.27 million tonnes 56.70 million tonnes India
1940s 109.82 million tonnes 51.68 million tonnes 58.14 million tonnes India
1950s 167.17 million tonnes 162.36 million tonnes 4.80 million tonnes India
1960s 378.33 million tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 829.71 million tonnes Japan
1970s 865.26 million tonnes 5.72 billion tonnes 4.86 billion tonnes Japan
1980s 1.74 billion tonnes 11.81 billion tonnes 10.07 billion tonnes Japan
1990s 3.37 billion tonnes 18.12 billion tonnes 14.75 billion tonnes Japan
2000s 6.34 billion tonnes 24.75 billion tonnes 18.42 billion tonnes Japan
2010s 10.89 billion tonnes 30.22 billion tonnes 19.33 billion tonnes Japan
2020s 15.57 billion tonnes 33.43 billion tonnes 17.86 billion tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, India or Japan?
Japan, at 34.17 billion tonnes against 17.00 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between India and Japan?
17.17 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
India ranks 6th 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.