Japan vs Russia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Japan
5.4%
in 2024
Russia
5.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Russia rank
3rd
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.4% against 5.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 157 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.3% | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 7.9% | 7.2% | Russia |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 14.4% | 13.5% | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 17.9% | 16.8% | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 14.1% | 13.2% | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 8.2% | 7.6% | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 6.5% | 6.1% | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 6.4% | 6.1% | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 6.4% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Russia |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 7.7% | 2.4% | Russia |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.9% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.4% against 5.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Japan and Russia?
- 0.0%, 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd 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.