Japan vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Japan
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
15th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.0 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 203 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 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 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), Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 0.0024 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Japan ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 203 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.