India vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
India
13.3%
in 2024
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 13.3% against 2.4% in Japan, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes India's figure about 5.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1.6% | India |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | India |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 3.1% | 6.4% | India |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 2.6% | 9.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, India or Japan?
- India, at 13.3% against 2.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between India and Japan?
- 10.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.