Germany vs Japan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Germany
2.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan
2.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
63rd
Japan rank
62nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.76 tonnes per person in Germany, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 62nd of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.0484 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.0544 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.4407 tonnes per person | 0.3015 tonnes per person | 0.1392 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.65 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.5951 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 5.17 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 0.3508 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.48 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 0.2666 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.33 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | 0.4754 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.88 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 0.1302 tonnes per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.86 tonnes per person against 2.76 tonnes per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Germany and Japan?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, 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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Germany ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 62nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.