Japan vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Japan
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Low & middle income rank
13th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 7.6 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Japan ranks 11th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,327 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.