China vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)

China
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
15th
Japan rank
16th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 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 processes (mt co2e), China or Japan?
China, at 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes (mt co2e) between China and Japan?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes (mt co2e)?
China ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (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 Processes (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (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.