Japan vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Japan
2.7%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 157 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 194 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 6.1% | 6.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 6.6% | 6.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 6.7% | 6.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 6.8% | 6.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 6.7% | 6.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 6.5% | 5.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 5.7% | 4.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 5.3% | 3.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 4.9% | 3.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.2% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Japan ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).