India vs Japan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
India
6.3%
in 2024
Japan
4.2%
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 6.3% against 4.2% in Japan, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 4.7% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 4.4% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 5.7% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 7.6% | 5.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 8.6% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 8.3% | 5.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 7.1% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.4% | 1.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, India or Japan?
- India, at 6.3% against 4.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between India and Japan?
- 2.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd 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.