Japan vs Russia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
Russia
2.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Russia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Russia |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1930s | 3.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | Russia |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% | Russia |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 10.5% | 7.8% | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 11.9% | 8.6% | Russia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 12.5% | 9.1% | Russia |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 10.7% | 7.4% | Russia |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 5.9% | 2.2% | Russia |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Japan or Russia?
- Japan, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Japan and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Japan 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 global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th 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.