Iceland vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 8.52 t CO2e/capita against 7.84 t CO2e/capita in Japan, a difference of 0.68 t CO2e/capita.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and Japan ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.98 t CO2e/capita | 8.66 t CO2e/capita | 2.32 t CO2e/capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 9.19 t CO2e/capita | 8.3 t CO2e/capita | 0.893 t CO2e/capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 9.41 t CO2e/capita | 9.6 t CO2e/capita | 0.1881 t CO2e/capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.93 t CO2e/capita | 9.78 t CO2e/capita | 1.15 t CO2e/capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 10.47 t CO2e/capita | 9.7 t CO2e/capita | 0.7704 t CO2e/capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.44 t CO2e/capita | 8.26 t CO2e/capita | 0.1887 t CO2e/capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 8.52 t CO2e/capita against 7.84 t CO2e/capita in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.68 t CO2e/capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Iceland ranks 25th and Japan ranks 28th 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 excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.