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

Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Russia
2,009 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Russia rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • Russia
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k197019972024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 2,009 Mt CO2e against 972.27 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 1,037 Mt CO2e.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.1 times Japan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 956.95 Mt CO2e 1,564 Mt CO2e 606.99 Mt CO2e Russia
1980s 998.14 Mt CO2e 2,053 Mt CO2e 1,055 Mt CO2e Russia
1990s 1,203 Mt CO2e 1,924 Mt CO2e 721.5 Mt CO2e Russia
2000s 1,248 Mt CO2e 1,724 Mt CO2e 475.61 Mt CO2e Russia
2010s 1,235 Mt CO2e 1,786 Mt CO2e 550.44 Mt CO2e Russia
2020s 1,033 Mt CO2e 1,915 Mt CO2e 881.99 Mt CO2e Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Japan or Russia?
Russia, at 2,009 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 Japan and Russia?
1,037 Mt CO2e, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Japan ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Russia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF. Statizoid, drawing on EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-total-excluding-lulucf-mt-co2e/japan/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-total-excluding-lulucf-mt-co2e/japan/russian-federation/">Japan vs Russia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF</a> — Statizoid

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).