India vs Japan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
India
3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan
986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 2.58 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes India's figure about 3.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 46.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1860s | 49.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1870s | 51.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1880s | 57.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1890s | 65.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1900s | 79.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1910s | 97.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1920s | 108.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1930s | 119.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 957,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 137.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 1950s | 167.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 255.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 362.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 946.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 583.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 578.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 957.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.47 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 2010s | 2.48 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
| 2020s | 3.19 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, India or Japan?
- India, at 3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between India and Japan?
- 2.58 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.