Japan vs World: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Japan
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
World rank
16th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.1 times World's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 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 World?
- Japan, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Japan and World?
- 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Japan ranks 18th and World ranks 16th 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.