Germany vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
2.0%
in 2024
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.4% against 2.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.4% against 2.0% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.