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
0200400600199020062023

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.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
29 places, 894 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed