Germany vs Japan: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Germany
3.2%
in 2024
Japan
5.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.4% against 3.2% in Germany, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% | Germany |
| 1870s | 7.7% | 0.2% | 7.6% | Germany |
| 1880s | 7.0% | 0.7% | 6.3% | Germany |
| 1890s | 6.4% | 1.0% | 5.4% | Germany |
| 1900s | 5.1% | 1.1% | 4.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 1.0% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 5.8% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.0% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.8% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 5.4% | 2.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 5.4% against 3.2% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Germany and Japan?
- 2.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Germany ranks 5th 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.