Japan vs North America: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
Japan
0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
North America rank
20th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.1 times North America's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and North America ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 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, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Japan and North America?
- 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Japan ranks 21st and North America ranks 20th of 203 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.