Japan vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Japan
2.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 2.8% against 2.7% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Japan ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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.