Japan vs United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Japan
0.8%
in 2100
United Kingdom
0.7%
in 2100
Japan rank
33rd
United Kingdom rank
35th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 239 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1100s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1200s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1300s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1400s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1500s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1600s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 1700s | 4.5% | 1.1% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 1710s | 4.7% | 1.2% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 1730s | 4.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 1740s | 4.1% | 1.2% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1750s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1760s | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 1770s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 1780s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1790s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1800s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1810s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1820s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1830s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1840s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1850s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1860s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1910s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2030s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2100s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in United Kingdom as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Japan ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.