Germany vs Japan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Germany
2.8%
in 2024
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
7th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 146 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 burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.