High income vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

High income
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
19th
Japan rank
18th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • High income
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 10.5 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 19th and Japan ranks 18th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), High income or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between High income and Japan?
0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
High income ranks 19th and Japan ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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.