India vs Japan: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
India
0.0412 °C
in 2024
Japan
0.033 °C
in 2024
India rank
5th
Japan rank
7th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0412 °C against 0.033 °C in Japan, a difference of 0.0082 °C.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 214 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 | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | India |
| 1860s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | India |
| 1870s | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | 0.0003 °C | India |
| 1880s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0005 °C | India |
| 1890s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | India |
| 1900s | 0.001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0007 °C | India |
| 1910s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | India |
| 1920s | 0.0017 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0007 °C | India |
| 1930s | 0.0022 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0007 °C | India |
| 1940s | 0.0028 °C | 0.0022 °C | 0.0006 °C | India |
| 1950s | 0.0034 °C | 0.0029 °C | 0.0005 °C | India |
| 1960s | 0.0043 °C | 0.0045 °C | 0.0002 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0059 °C | 0.0082 °C | 0.0023 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0085 °C | 0.0127 °C | 0.0043 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0127 °C | 0.0176 °C | 0.0049 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0186 °C | 0.023 °C | 0.0045 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.028 °C | 0.0284 °C | 0.0005 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.038 °C | 0.0321 °C | 0.0058 °C | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, India or Japan?
- India, at 0.0412 °C against 0.033 °C in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between India and Japan?
- 0.0082 °C, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.