High income vs Japan: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

High income
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
22nd
Japan rank
21st

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • High income
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 8.9 times High income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, High income or Japan?
Japan, at 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between High income and Japan?
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
High income ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.