Japan vs Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Japan
2.5%
in 2024
Russia
4.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 4.6% against 2.5% in Japan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 4.6% | 1.9% | Russia |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 5.1% | 2.9% | Russia |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 8.3% | 6.3% | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 10.0% | 6.5% | Russia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 10.3% | 5.2% | Russia |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 11.2% | 6.6% | Russia |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 4.7% | 1.3% | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 4.6% against 2.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Japan and Russia?
- 2.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.