Japan vs New Zealand: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per

Japan
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
New Zealand rank
62nd

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
0000197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 203 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Japan and New Zealand?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
Japan ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Methane (CH4) 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.