Japan vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Japan
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
North America rank
17th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.5 times North America's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and North America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 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 North America?
- Japan, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Japan and North America?
- 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Japan ranks 18th and North America ranks 17th 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.