India vs Japan: Share of cumulative co2
India
3.57
in 2024
Japan
3.76
in 2024
India rank
7th
Japan rank
6th
Share of cumulative co2 over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.76 against 3.57 in India, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was India ahead.
India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 210 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0441 | 0.045 | 0.0009 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.0902 | 0.1055 | 0.0154 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.1838 | 0.2667 | 0.0829 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.3338 | 0.5405 | 0.2067 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.5147 | 0.8579 | 0.3432 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.678 | 1.21 | 0.528 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.7705 | 1.49 | 0.7204 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.8353 | 1.76 | 0.929 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8832 | 1.81 | 0.9245 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9706 | 2.06 | 1.09 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 2.82 | 1.75 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 3.39 | 2.17 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 3.75 | 2.2 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 3.99 | 1.94 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 3.95 | 1.22 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 3.82 | 0.4345 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co2, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.76 against 3.57 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co2 between India and Japan?
- 0.19, with Japan 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 of cumulative co2?
- India ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.