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
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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.

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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.