Germany vs Japan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Germany
2.5%
in 2024
Japan
4.2%
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.2% against 2.5% in Germany, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1940s | 8.4% | 4.7% | 3.7% | Germany |
| 1950s | 8.4% | 4.4% | 4.0% | Germany |
| 1960s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 8.6% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 7.1% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 5.4% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.2% against 2.5% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Germany and Japan?
- 1.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Germany ranks 6th 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.