Japan vs Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Japan
1.4%
in 2024
Russia
1.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
Russia rank
11th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 11th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1930s | 7.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1940s | 3.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Russia |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 1.7% | Russia |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.6% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Japan and Russia?
- 0.3%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Japan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 11th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.