China vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation
China
3.25 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Japan
2.64 Mt CO2e
in 2023
China rank
69th
Japan rank
71st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 3.25 Mt CO2e against 2.64 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.61 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 69th and Japan ranks 71st of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 Mt CO2e | 4.13 Mt CO2e | 2.24 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.8 Mt CO2e | 3.08 Mt CO2e | 1.72 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 4.11 Mt CO2e | 3.07 Mt CO2e | 1.04 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, China or Japan?
- China, at 3.25 Mt CO2e against 2.64 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between China and Japan?
- 0.61 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- China ranks 69th and Japan ranks 71st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".