Japan vs New Zealand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil

Japan
1.26 Mt CO2e
in 2023
New Zealand
1.87 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
New Zealand rank
18th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.87 Mt CO2e against 1.26 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.61 Mt CO2e.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 184 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 1.31 Mt CO2e 1.84 Mt CO2e 0.5254 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2010s 1.27 Mt CO2e 1.86 Mt CO2e 0.5889 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2020s 1.26 Mt CO2e 1.86 Mt CO2e 0.5999 Mt CO2e New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil, Japan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.87 Mt CO2e against 1.26 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil between Japan and New Zealand?
0.61 Mt CO2e, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - organic soil?
Japan ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 184 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 - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,108 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Organic soil".