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
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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

Indicator
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.