India vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
India
6.0%
in 2024
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 6.0% against 2.8% in Japan, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | India |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | India |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | India |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | India |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 4.5% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 7.6% | 6.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 6.7% | 5.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 7.2% | 5.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 5.8% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | India |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, India or Japan?
- India, at 6.0% against 2.8% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between India and Japan?
- 3.2%, 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 oil?
- India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th 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 global 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.