China vs Japan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
China
34.8%
in 2024
Japan
4.2%
in 2024
China rank
1st
Japan rank
4th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 34.8% against 4.2% in Japan, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes China's figure about 8.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 4.7% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 4.4% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 7.6% | 4.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 8.6% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 2.0% | China |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 7.1% | 11.6% | China |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 5.4% | 23.7% | China |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 4.4% | 29.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, China or Japan?
- China, at 34.8% against 4.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between China and Japan?
- 30.6%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.