India vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

India
210.24 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
103.8 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
4th
Japan rank
7th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 210.24 Mt CO2e against 103.8 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 106.44 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 36.83 Mt CO2e 118.22 Mt CO2e 81.39 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 62.58 Mt CO2e 133.78 Mt CO2e 71.19 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 101.08 Mt CO2e 152.05 Mt CO2e 50.97 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 128.98 Mt CO2e 167.81 Mt CO2e 38.83 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 162.55 Mt CO2e 134.55 Mt CO2e 28 Mt CO2e India
2020s 195.42 Mt CO2e 113.01 Mt CO2e 82.41 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), India or Japan?
India, at 210.24 Mt CO2e against 103.8 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between India and Japan?
106.44 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).