Congo vs Japan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation
Congo
2.95 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Japan
2.64 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Congo rank
70th
Japan rank
71st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time
- Congo
- Japan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.95 Mt CO2e against 2.64 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.31 Mt CO2e.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Congo ranks 70th and Japan ranks 71st of 183 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 Mt CO2e | 4.13 Mt CO2e | 1.18 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 3 Mt CO2e | 3.08 Mt CO2e | 0.0767 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.01 Mt CO2e | 3.07 Mt CO2e | 0.0503 Mt CO2e | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, Congo or Japan?
- Congo, at 2.95 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 Congo and Japan?
- 0.31 Mt CO2e, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Congo ranks 70th 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".