India vs Japan: Share global cumulative co2 coal

India
5.03
in 2024
Japan
2.96
in 2024
India rank
6th
Japan rank
7th

Share global cumulative co2 coal over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 5.03 against 2.96 in Japan, a difference of 2.07.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was India ahead.

India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0441 0.0434 0.0007 India
1880s 0.086 0.1006 0.0147 Japan
1890s 0.1663 0.2571 0.0909 Japan
1900s 0.3022 0.5294 0.2272 Japan
1910s 0.4744 0.8615 0.3871 Japan
1920s 0.647 1.25 0.6061 Japan
1930s 0.7769 1.6 0.8234 Japan
1940s 0.8876 1.96 1.08 Japan
1950s 0.9843 2.09 1.1 Japan
1960s 1.14 2.24 1.11 Japan
1970s 1.34 2.47 1.13 Japan
1980s 1.62 2.61 0.9887 Japan
1990s 2.1 2.76 0.6626 Japan
2000s 2.77 2.93 0.1683 Japan
2010s 3.73 2.99 0.7401 India
2020s 4.72 2.98 1.74 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share global cumulative co2 coal, India or Japan?
India, at 5.03 against 2.96 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share global cumulative co2 coal between India and Japan?
2.07, 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 global cumulative co2 coal?
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share global cumulative co2 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share global cumulative co2 coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed