Japan vs United States: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Japan
5.4%
in 2024
United States
25.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 25.9% against 5.4% in Japan, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 4.8 times Japan's.
Across all 157 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 74.2% | 74.2% | United States |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 67.8% | 67.6% | United States |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 60.5% | 59.7% | United States |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 51.8% | 50.8% | United States |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 47.2% | 46.0% | United States |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 52.6% | 51.6% | United States |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 59.5% | 58.9% | United States |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 62.4% | 62.0% | United States |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 62.5% | 62.3% | United States |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 60.2% | 59.8% | United States |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 51.0% | 49.4% | United States |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 40.8% | 36.6% | United States |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 34.7% | 29.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 31.4% | 25.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 29.4% | 23.4% | United States |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 27.5% | 21.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 26.2% | 20.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 25.9% against 5.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Japan and United States?
- 20.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.