India vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

India
3,154 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 3,154 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 2,182 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Japan's.

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

India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 203 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 245.31 Mt CO2e 956.95 Mt CO2e 711.64 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 428.07 Mt CO2e 998.14 Mt CO2e 570.07 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 773.01 Mt CO2e 1,203 Mt CO2e 429.53 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 1,239 Mt CO2e 1,248 Mt CO2e 9.61 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 2,204 Mt CO2e 1,235 Mt CO2e 968.74 Mt CO2e India
2020s 2,786 Mt CO2e 1,033 Mt CO2e 1,753 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, India or Japan?
India, at 3,154 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between India and Japan?
2,182 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).