Australia vs Japan: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland
Australia
15.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Japan
42.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Australia rank
14th
Japan rank
13th
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 42.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 15.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia, a difference of 26.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263.87 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 52.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 211.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2000s | 108.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 49.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 59.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 45.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 7.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Japan |
| 2020s | 16.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 42.99 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 26.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — cropland, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 42.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 15.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — cropland between Australia and Japan?
- 26.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — cropland?
- Australia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 13th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.