France vs Japan: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
France
2.5%
in 2024
Japan
5.4%
in 2024
France rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.4% against 2.5% in France, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.3% | 0.0% | 5.3% | France |
| 1870s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 3.0% | France |
| 1880s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | France |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | France |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | France |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | France |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | France |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | France |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 5.8% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 6.0% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 5.4% | 2.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 5.4% against 2.5% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and Japan?
- 2.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 7th and Japan 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.