India vs Japan: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
India
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
961.87 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 3.19 billion tonnes against 961.87 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 2.23 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 3.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.73 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 361,030 tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.68 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 897,552 tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 6.77 million tonnes | 11.58 million tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 17.83 million tonnes | 29.62 million tonnes | 11.79 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 32.40 million tonnes | 57.49 million tonnes | 25.09 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 39.16 million tonnes | 80.91 million tonnes | 41.76 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 41.93 million tonnes | 104.27 million tonnes | 62.35 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 52.14 million tonnes | 113.09 million tonnes | 60.95 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 78.21 million tonnes | 151.02 million tonnes | 72.82 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 147.03 million tonnes | 400.69 million tonnes | 253.66 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 227.90 million tonnes | 883.62 million tonnes | 655.72 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 395.75 million tonnes | 934.21 million tonnes | 538.47 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 751.91 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 453.52 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 37.24 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 953.96 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, India or Japan?
- India, at 3.19 billion tonnes against 961.87 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between India and Japan?
- 2.23 billion tonnes, with India 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 territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.